Amboina Pitch Tree vs Elegant Water Shrew

Agathis dammara compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Braconidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agathis	Nectogale
Species	Agathis dammara	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Elegant Water Shrew
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.

Elegant Water Shrew

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