Aragua Poison Frog vs Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Mannophryne neblina compared with Mus fernandoni

Key Differences

Aragua Poison Frog is Critically Endangered while Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aragua Poison Frog	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aromobatidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mannophryne	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Mannophryne neblina	Mus fernandoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Aragua Poison Frog and Ceylon Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Aragua Poison Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aragua Poison Frog	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aragua Poison Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aragua Poison Frog

The Aragua Poison Frog (Mannophryne neblina) is a species in the genus Mannophryne. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Ne.