Chimantá Poison Frog vs sweet tanglehead

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aromobatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Heteropogon
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.