Arp's Rocket Frog vs Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Aromobates walterarpi compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Arp's Rocket Frog is Critically Endangered while Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arp's Rocket Frog	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aromobatidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Aromobates	Leontocebus
Species	Aromobates walterarpi	Leontocebus tripartitus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arp's Rocket Frog and Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arp's Rocket Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arp's Rocket Frog	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arp's Rocket 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.

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Arp's Rocket Frog

The Arp's Rocket Frog, Aromobates walterarpi, is a species. It is currently assessed 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.