Chimantá Poison Frog vs Green-tailed Trainbearer

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Lesbia nuna

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Green-tailed Trainbearer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Green-tailed Trainbearer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Aromobatidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Lesbia
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Lesbia nuna

Evolutionary Relationship

Chimantá Poison Frog and Green-tailed Trainbearer share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Green-tailed Trainbearer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Green-tailed Trainbearer
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.

Green-tailed Trainbearer

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Green-tailed Trainbearer

A medium-sized Andean hummingbird with a long, deeply forked green tail — the longest tail relative to body size among trainbearer hummingbirds — male green-tailed trainbearers inhabit open grassland, scrub, and Andean hedgerows from Ecuador to Bolivia at elevations of 2,000–4,000 meters. Males perform aerial display flights with the ornamental tail streaming behind. Found in semi-open Andean landscapes including gardens, agricultural areas, and páramo edges where they feed at diverse flowering plants.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela