Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Delicate Soldier

Allobates caribe compared with Oxycera nigricornis

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Delicate Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Delicate Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aromobatidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Allobates	Oxycera
Species	Allobates caribe	Oxycera nigricornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Delicate Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Delicate Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Delicate Soldier
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.

Delicate Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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