Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Gray-lined Hawk

Allobates caribe compared with Buteo nitidus

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Gray-lined Hawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Gray-lined Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Aromobatidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Allobates	Buteo
Species	Allobates caribe	Buteo nitidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Gray-lined Hawk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-lined Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Gray-lined Hawk
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.

Gray-lined Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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

Gray-lined Hawk

Gray-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela