Amboina Pitch Tree vs East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Agathis dammara compared with Tadarida insignis

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	East Asian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Braconidae	Molossidae
Genus	Agathis	Tadarida
Species	Agathis dammara	Tadarida insignis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and East Asian Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	East Asian Free-tailed Bat
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.

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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