Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Hooked Plait-moss

Allobates caribe compared with Hypnum uncinulatum

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Hooked Plait-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Hooked Plait-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Hypnaceae
Genus	Allobates	Hypnum
Species	Allobates caribe	Hypnum uncinulatum

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Hooked Plait-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Hooked Plait-moss
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.

Hooked Plait-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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