Sapito Niñera del Caribe vs Jutía rata

Allobates caribe compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Sapito Niñera del Caribe is Critically Endangered while Jutía rata is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Jutía rata
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aromobatidae	Capromyidae
Genus	Allobates	Mesocapromys
Species	Allobates caribe	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sapito Niñera del Caribe and Jutía rata share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

CR — Critically Endangered

Jutía rata

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Jutía rata
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 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.

Jutía rata

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

The Caribbean Nurse Frog (Allobates caribe) is a species in the genus Allobates. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Ne