Goebel's False Brook Salamander vs Hurleur du Maranhao

Pseudoeurycea goebeli compared with Alouatta ululata

Key Differences

• Goebel's False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goebel's False Brook Salamander	Hurleur du Maranhao
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Plethodontidae	Atelidae
Genus	Pseudoeurycea	Alouatta
Species	Pseudoeurycea goebeli	Alouatta ululata

Evolutionary Relationship

Goebel's False Brook Salamander and Hurleur du Maranhao share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Goebel's False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goebel's False Brook Salamander	Hurleur du Maranhao
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goebel's False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Hurleur du Maranhao

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.