Amboina Pitch Tree vs Long-clawed Shrew

Agathis dammara compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Braconidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agathis	Sorex
Species	Agathis dammara	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amboina Pitch Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Amboina Pitch Tree

The Amboina Pitch Tree (Agathis dammara) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo