La Culata Rocket Frog vs Margay

Aromobates duranti compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• La Culata Rocket Frog is Critically Endangered while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	La Culata Rocket Frog	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Aromobatidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Aromobates	Leopardus
Species	Aromobates duranti	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

La Culata Rocket Frog and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

La Culata Rocket Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	La Culata Rocket Frog	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

La Culata Rocket 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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela