Sapito Niñera del Caribe vs Shovelnose stingaree

Allobates caribe compared with Trygonoptera galba

Key Differences

• Sapito Niñera del Caribe is Critically Endangered while Shovelnose stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Shovelnose stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aromobatidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Allobates	Trygonoptera
Species	Allobates caribe	Trygonoptera galba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

CR — Critically Endangered

Shovelnose stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Shovelnose stingaree
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.

Shovelnose stingaree

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