Chimantá Poison Frog vs Killarney Featherwort

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Plagiochila bifaria

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Killarney Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Killarney Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Plagiochila
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Plagiochila bifaria

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Killarney Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Killarney Featherwort
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.

Killarney Featherwort

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Luxembourg, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.