Cainarachi Poison Frog vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Ameerega cainarachi compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

  • Cainarachi Poison Frog is Endangered while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cainarachi Poison Frog Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs) Fabaceae
Genus Ameerega Desmodium
Species Ameerega cainarachi Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Cainarachi Poison Frog

EN — Endangered

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cainarachi Poison Frog Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cainarachi Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Cainarachi Poison Frog

The Cainarachi Poison Frog (Ameerega cainarachi) is a species in the genus Ameerega. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Dixie ticktrefoil

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia