Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Peters' Duiker

Allobates caribe compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Peters' Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aromobatidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Allobates	Cephalophus
Species	Allobates caribe	Cephalophus callipygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Peters' Duiker share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Peters' Duiker
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.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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