Admirable False Brook Salamander vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Sowerby's keeled slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Plethodontidae	Milacidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Tandonia
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Tandonia sowerbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Admirable False Brook Salamander and Sowerby's keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Sowerby's keeled slug
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.

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.