Amboina Pitch Tree vs Small Nightshade

Agathis dammara compared with Solanum triflorum

Key Differences

Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Small Nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Small Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Braconidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Agathis	Solanum
Species	Agathis dammara	Solanum triflorum

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Small Nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Small Nightshade
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.

Small Nightshade

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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