Amboina Pitch Tree vs Great Dart

Agathis dammara compared with Agrotis bigramma

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Great Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Great Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Braconidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Agathis	Agrotis
Species	Agathis dammara	Agrotis bigramma

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Great Dart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Great Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Great Dart
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.

Great Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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