Amboina Pitch Tree vs Fat-tailed Jird

Agathis dammara compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Braconidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Agathis	Pachyuromys
Species	Agathis dammara	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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