Amboina Pitch Tree vs Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Agathis dammara compared with Adiantum bellum

Key Differences

Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)
Family	Braconidae	Pteridaceae
Genus	Agathis	Adiantum
Species	Agathis dammara	Adiantum bellum

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
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.

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.