Admirable False Brook Salamander vs fork-leaf cycas

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Plethodontidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Cycas
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Cycas micholitzii

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.