Long-tailed Goral vs Merida Cable Car Frog

Naemorhedus caudatus compared with Pristimantis telefericus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable while Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Goral	Merida Cable Car Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Craugastoridae
Genus	Naemorhedus	Pristimantis
Species	Naemorhedus caudatus	Pristimantis telefericus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Goral and Merida Cable Car Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Goral	Merida Cable Car Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Goral

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.