Chimantá Poison Frog vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Linear Leaf Water Primrose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Ludwigia
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
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.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.