Cainarachi Poison Frog vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ameerega cainarachi compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Cainarachi Poison Frog is Endangered while Linear Leaf Water Primrose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cainarachi Poison Frog	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Onagraceae
Genus	Ameerega	Ludwigia
Species	Ameerega cainarachi	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Cainarachi Poison Frog

EN — Endangered

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cainarachi Poison Frog	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cainarachi Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.