Amboina Pitch Tree vs plicate door snail

Agathis dammara compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Braconidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Agathis	Macrogastra
Species	Agathis dammara	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	plicate door snail
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.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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