Goebel's False Brook Salamander vs Inez s Red-backed Vole

Pseudoeurycea goebeli compared with Caryomys inez

Key Differences

• Goebel's False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Inez s Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goebel's False Brook Salamander	Inez s Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Plethodontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pseudoeurycea	Caryomys
Species	Pseudoeurycea goebeli	Caryomys inez

Evolutionary Relationship

Goebel's False Brook Salamander and Inez s Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Goebel's False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Inez s Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goebel's False Brook Salamander	Inez s Red-backed Vole
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.

Inez s Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.