Cainarachi Poison Frog vs Shellplant

Ameerega cainarachi compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Cainarachi Poison Frog is Endangered while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cainarachi 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	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Ameerega	Alpinia
Species	Ameerega cainarachi	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Cainarachi Poison Frog

EN — Endangered

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cainarachi Poison Frog	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cainarachi Poison Frog

Habitat

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

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).

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.