Brilliant-thighed poison frog vs Shellplant

Allobates femoralis compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Brilliant-thighed poison frog is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brilliant-thighed poison frog	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Allobates	Alpinia
Species	Allobates femoralis	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Brilliant-thighed poison frog

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brilliant-thighed poison frog	Shellplant
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.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.