Brilliant-thighed poison frog vs lignum vitae

Allobates femoralis compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Brilliant-thighed poison frog is Least Concern while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brilliant-thighed poison frog	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Allobates	Guaiacum
Species	Allobates femoralis	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Brilliant-thighed poison frog

LC — Least Concern

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brilliant-thighed poison frog	lignum vitae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brilliant-thighed poison frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brilliant-thighed poison frog

The Brilliant-thighed poison frog (Allobates femoralis) is a species in the genus Allobates. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.