Merida Cable Car Frog vs Mountain Goat

Pristimantis telefericus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

Merida Cable Car Frog and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merida Cable Car Frog	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.