Admirable False Brook Salamander vs Shiny Dufourea

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Plethodontidae	Halictidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Dufourea
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Admirable False Brook Salamander and Shiny Dufourea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.