Chimantá Poison Frog vs Ferny Azolla

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Azolla
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chimantá Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Chimantá Poison Frog

The Chimantá Poison Frog (Anomaloglossus rufulus) is a species in the genus Anomaloglossus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.