Admirable False Brook Salamander vs limestone scurvygrass

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Plethodontidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Cochlearia
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	limestone scurvygrass
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.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.