Isabel's Saki vs Merida Cable Car Frog

Pithecia isabela compared with Pristimantis telefericus

Key Differences

• Isabel's Saki is Data Deficient while Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Isabel's Saki	Merida Cable Car Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Pitheciidae	Craugastoridae
Genus	Pithecia	Pristimantis
Species	Pithecia isabela	Pristimantis telefericus

Evolutionary Relationship

Isabel's Saki and Merida Cable Car Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Isabel's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Isabel's Saki	Merida Cable Car Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Isabel's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.