Amboina Pitch Tree vs Cameroonian Shrew

Agathis dammara compared with Crocidura picea

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Cameroonian Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Braconidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agathis	Crocidura
Species	Agathis dammara	Crocidura picea

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Cameroonian Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Cameroonian 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.

Cameroonian 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

Cameroonian Shrew

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.