Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Cherry-eye Sprite

Allobates caribe compared with Pseudagrion sublacteum

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Cherry-eye Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Cherry-eye Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aromobatidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Allobates	Pseudagrion
Species	Allobates caribe	Pseudagrion sublacteum

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Cherry-eye Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Cherry-eye Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Cherry-eye Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caribbean Nurse Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cherry-eye Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Caribbean Nurse Frog

The Caribbean Nurse Frog (Allobates caribe) is a species in the genus Allobates. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Ne

Cherry-eye Sprite

The Cherry-eye Sprite (Pseudagrion sublacteum) is a species in the genus Pseudagrion. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.