Caribbean Nurse Frog vs least chink shell

Allobates caribe compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	least chink shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Aromobatidae	Littorinidae
Genus	Allobates	Lacuna
Species	Allobates caribe	Lacuna parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and least chink shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	least chink shell
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.

least chink shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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