Amboina Pitch Tree vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Agathis dammara compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Ecuadorian Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Agathis	Balantiopteryx
Species	Agathis dammara	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Ecuadorian Sac-winged 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.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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