Bracted Plantain vs Cauca Poison Frog

Plantago aristata compared with Andinobates bombetes

Key Differences

• Bracted Plantain is Not Evaluated while Cauca Poison Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracted Plantain	Cauca Poison Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Plantago	Andinobates
Species	Plantago aristata	Andinobates bombetes

Conservation Status

Bracted Plantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Cauca Poison Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bracted Plantain	Cauca Poison Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracted Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Bracted Plantain

The Bracted plantain (Plantago aristata) is a species in the genus Plantago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Austria, Canada, China, Congo (DRC) and Denmark.

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.