Agarwood vs Timber Mazegill

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Gloeophyllum
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Timber Mazegill
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.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan