Bartlett Nectandra vs Tlaconete regordete

Nectandra bartlettiana compared with Aquiloeurycea cephalica

Key Differences

• Bartlett Nectandra is Near Threatened while Tlaconete regordete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bartlett Nectandra	Tlaconete regordete
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Caudata (Urodela)
Family	Lauraceae	Plethodontidae
Genus	Nectandra	Aquiloeurycea
Species	Nectandra bartlettiana	Aquiloeurycea cephalica

Conservation Status

Bartlett Nectandra

NT — Near Threatened

Tlaconete regordete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bartlett Nectandra	Tlaconete regordete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bartlett Nectandra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Tlaconete regordete

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Bartlett Nectandra

The Bartlett Nectandra (Nectandra bartlettiana) is a species in the genus Nectandra. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Tlaconete regordete

The Chunky False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cephalica) is a Least Concern plethodontid salamander endemic to Mexico, found in cloud forest and humid montane habitats in the Sierra Madre Oriental and related mountain ranges. The genus Aquiloeurycea is a recently erected Mexican endemic genus segregated from the broader genus Pseudoeurycea, comprising several small, robustly built (hence 'chunky') salamanders associated with high-elevation forests. Like all plethodontids, A. cephalica is a lungless salamander that breathes entirely through its moist, vascularized skin and the lining of its mouth. It is a direct developer, skipping the aquatic larval stage entirely and laying eggs in terrestrial microhabitats such as rotting logs, leaf litter, and soil. A. cephalica inhabits cool, humid forests of pine-oak and cloud forest zones in northern Mexico, where it forages for small invertebrates in the leaf litter and soil. The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern due to its reasonably wide distribution within its montane range. Deforestation, cattle grazing, and the conversion of cloud forest to agriculture represent ongoing threats to populations throughout its range.