Arboreal salamander vs Monkey Apple

Aneides lugubris compared with Annona glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arboreal salamander Monkey Apple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family Plethodontidae Annonaceae
Genus Aneides Annona
Species Aneides lugubris Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Arboreal salamander

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arboreal salamander Monkey Apple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arboreal salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Arboreal salamander

The Arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris) is a species in the genus Aneides. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Monkey Apple

No description available.

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