Amboina Pitch Tree vs Marsh fleabane

Agathis dammara compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Braconidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agathis	Pluchea
Species	Agathis dammara	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Marsh fleabane
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.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan