Chimantá Poison Frog vs Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Opuntia strigil

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Marble-fruit Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Opuntia
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Opuntia strigil

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
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.

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.