Amboina Pitch Tree vs Straw-colored Sylph

Agathis dammara compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Braconidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Agathis	Macrothemis
Species	Agathis dammara	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Straw-colored Sylph
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.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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