Agarwood vs Shield Pinkgill

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Shield Pinkgill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Entoloma
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Shield Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.