Admirable False Brook Salamander vs alpine gentian

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Gentiana glauca

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while alpine gentian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	alpine gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Plethodontidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Gentiana
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Gentiana glauca

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

alpine gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	alpine gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admirable False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

alpine gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Admirable False Brook Salamander

The Admirable False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens) is a species in the genus Aquiloeurycea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.

alpine gentian

The Alpine gentian (Gentiana glauca) is a species in the genus Gentiana. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Norway.