Chinese giant salamander vs eng gurjuntree

Andrias davidianus compared with Dipterocarpus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered while eng gurjuntree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese giant salamander	eng gurjuntree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cryptobranchidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Andrias	Dipterocarpus
Species	Andrias davidianus	Dipterocarpus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

eng gurjuntree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese giant salamander	eng gurjuntree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

eng gurjuntree

Habitat

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

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.