Amboina Pitch Tree vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Agathis dammara compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Braconidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Agathis	Nephelomys
Species	Agathis dammara	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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