Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Florida arrowroot

Allobates caribe compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Allobates	Zamia
Species	Allobates caribe	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot

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