Caribbean Nurse Frog vs short-stem iris

Allobates caribe compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aromobatidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Allobates	Iris
Species	Allobates caribe	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	short-stem iris
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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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