beef tapeworm vs Coastal Rocket Frog

Taenia saginata compared with Allobates bromelicola

Key Differences

• beef tapeworm is Not Evaluated while Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beef tapeworm	Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Taeniidae	Aromobatidae
Genus	Taenia	Allobates
Species	Taenia saginata	Allobates bromelicola

Evolutionary Relationship

beef tapeworm and Coastal Rocket Frog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beef tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beef tapeworm	Coastal Rocket Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beef tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Coastal Rocket Frog

Habitat

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

Range

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

beef tapeworm

The Beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata) is a species in the genus Taenia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Taenia saginata.

Coastal Rocket Frog

Coastal rocket frog (Allobates bromelicola) is a small terrestrial frog in the family Allophrynidae (formerly placed in Dendrobatidae), endemic to coastal lowland forests of Venezuela. Despite its placement near poison dart frogs, Allobates species are non-toxic. This species inhabits the humid leaf litter and bromeliads of coastal Venezuelan forests, where adults care for egg clutches and transport tadpoles to small water bodies including bromeliad phytotelmata. The genus Allobates is widespread across Amazonian and coastal South American forests, characterised by vocal males, ground-level activity, and close parental care. Coastal rocket frog is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, primarily due to restricted range, habitat loss from deforestation for agriculture, livestock grazing, and urban expansion along Venezuela's coast. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting its bromeliad microhabitats. The species' specific association with bromeliads makes it particularly sensitive to vegetation structure loss. As with many narrowly endemic amphibians, ex-situ conservation programmes and improved habitat protection within its range are considered important management priorities.