Cauca Poison Frog vs Vegetable fern

Andinobates bombetes compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Cauca Poison Frog is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cauca Poison Frog	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Andinobates	Diplazium
Species	Andinobates bombetes	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Cauca Poison Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cauca Poison Frog	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cauca Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Cauca Poison Frog

The Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.