Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Robust Golden Mole

Allobates caribe compared with Amblysomus robustus

Key Differences

Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Robust Golden Mole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Robust Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Aromobatidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Allobates	Amblysomus
Species	Allobates caribe	Amblysomus robustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Robust Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Robust Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Robust Golden Mole
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.

Robust Golden Mole

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