Amboina Pitch Tree vs fideo

Agathis dammara compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while fideo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	fideo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Braconidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agathis	Cuscuta
Species	Agathis dammara	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

fideo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	fideo
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.

fideo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇹🇼 Taiwan