Cinnamon Wattle vs Merida Cable Car Frog

Acacia leprosa compared with Pristimantis telefericus

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Merida Cable Car Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Fabaceae	Craugastoridae
Genus	Acacia	Pristimantis
Species	Acacia leprosa	Pristimantis telefericus

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Merida Cable Car Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Wattle

Habitat

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

Merida Cable Car Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Cinnamon Wattle

The Cinnamon Wattle (Acacia leprosa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.