Speer’s Collared Frog vs Gelbwangenammer

Mannophryne speeri compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Key Differences

• Speer’s Collared Frog is Critically Endangered while Gelbwangenammer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Speer’s Collared Frog	Gelbwangenammer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)
Family	Aromobatidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Mannophryne	Ammodramus
Species	Mannophryne speeri	Ammodramus aurifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Speer’s Collared Frog and Gelbwangenammer share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Speer’s Collared Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Gelbwangenammer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Speer’s Collared Frog	Gelbwangenammer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Speer’s Collared 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.

Gelbwangenammer

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Gelbwangenammer

Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela