Sapito Niñera del Caribe vs Chinchilla Costina

Allobates caribe compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Sapito Niñera del Caribe is Critically Endangered while Chinchilla Costina is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Chinchilla Costina
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	Chinchillidae
Genus	Allobates	Chinchilla
Species	Allobates caribe	Chinchilla lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinchilla Costina

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Chinchilla Costina
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.

Chinchilla Costina

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

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