Amboina Pitch Tree vs southern ironwood

Agathis dammara compared with Acacia estrophiolata

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while southern ironwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	southern ironwood
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Fabales (豆目)
Family	Braconidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agathis	Acacia
Species	Agathis dammara	Acacia estrophiolata

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

southern ironwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	southern ironwood
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.

southern ironwood

Habitat

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

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