Chimantá Poison Frog vs Rootless Duckweed

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Araceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Wolffia
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). 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.