Chinese Agarwood vs Pavement Mushroom

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Agaricus bitorquis

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Pavement Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Pavement Mushroom
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aquilaria	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Agaricus bitorquis

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Pavement Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Pavement Mushroom
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.

Pavement Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.