Agarwood vs Spring Hazelcup

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Spring Hazelcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Encoelia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Spring Hazelcup
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.

Spring Hazelcup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.