Agarwood vs Sumac Needles

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Phaeocalicium curtisii

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Sumac Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Sumac Needles
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Phaeocalicium
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Phaeocalicium curtisii

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Sumac Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Sumac Needles
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.

Sumac Needles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.