Chimantá Poison Frog vs Queen sago

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Queen sago
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Cycas
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Cycas circinalis

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Queen sago
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.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as 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.