Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Little-devil poison frog

Allobates caribe compared with Oophaga sylvatica

Key Differences

Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Little-devil poison frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Little-devil poison frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order same	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Aromobatidae	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Allobates	Oophaga
Species	Allobates caribe	Oophaga sylvatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Little-devil poison frog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Anura. (Frogs & Toads)

View Order: Anura

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Little-devil poison frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Little-devil poison frog
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.

Little-devil poison frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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