Chinese Agarwood vs Rosette Tooth

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Hydnellum
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Rosette Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Agarwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese Agarwood

The Chinese Agarwood (Aquilaria sinensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.