Amboina Pitch Tree vs Pythara Grevillea

Agathis dammara compared with Grevillea pythara

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Pythara Grevillea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Pythara Grevillea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Braconidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Agathis	Grevillea
Species	Agathis dammara	Grevillea pythara

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Pythara Grevillea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Pythara Grevillea
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.

Pythara Grevillea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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