Amboina Pitch Tree vs Malayan civet

Agathis dammara compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

  • Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amboina Pitch Tree Malayan civet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Braconidae Viverridae
Genus Agathis Viverra
Species Agathis dammara Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amboina Pitch Tree Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

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

Malayan civet

No description available.

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