Arboreal salamander vs rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Aneides lugubris compared with Galium tricornutum

Key Differences

• Arboreal salamander is Least Concern while rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arboreal salamander	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Plethodontidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aneides	Galium
Species	Aneides lugubris	Galium tricornutum

Conservation Status

Arboreal salamander

LC — Least Concern

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arboreal salamander	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
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Average Lifespan	—	—
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Arboreal salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.