Admirable False Brook Salamander vs grey shoulder-knot

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Lithophane ornitopus

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while grey shoulder-knot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	grey shoulder-knot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Plethodontidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Lithophane
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Lithophane ornitopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Admirable False Brook Salamander and grey shoulder-knot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

grey shoulder-knot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	grey shoulder-knot
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.

grey shoulder-knot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.