American Flamingo vs Flea-frog

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Brachycephalus didactylus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Flamingo	Flea-frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)	Brachycephalidae
Genus	Phoenicopterus (Flamingos)	Brachycephalus
Species	Phoenicopterus ruber	Brachycephalus didactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Flamingo and Flea-frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Flamingo

LC — Least Concern

Flea-frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Flamingo	Flea-frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Flamingo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Flea-frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

American Flamingo

The most vibrantly colored flamingo species, American flamingos display brilliant scarlet-pink plumage from the carotenoid pigments in their crustacean diet. Found in Caribbean coastal lagoons, salt pans, and mangrove swamps from the Bahamas and Florida through Central America and the Galapagos. Highly gregarious, they nest in huge colonies on mudflat mounds. Their distinctive deep pink color is used to signal health and reproductive quality to potential mates.