Amboina Pitch Tree vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Agathis dammara compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Braconidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agathis	Centaurea
Species	Agathis dammara	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Thin-leaved Centaury
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.

Thin-leaved Centaury

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