Merida Cable Car Frog vs Nubian Ibex

Pristimantis telefericus compared with Capra nubiana

Key Differences

• Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered while Nubian Ibex is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merida Cable Car Frog	Nubian Ibex
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	Capra
Species	Pristimantis telefericus	Capra nubiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Nubian Ibex

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merida Cable Car Frog	Nubian Ibex
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.

Nubian Ibex

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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