Agarwood vs Slippery Jack

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Suillus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.