basket fern vs Cauca Poison Frog

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Andinobates bombetes

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Cauca Poison Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Cauca Poison Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Andinobates
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Andinobates bombetes

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Cauca Poison Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Cauca Poison Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Cauca Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Range

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

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

Cauca Poison Frog

The Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia