Cauca Poison Frog vs Frutero Escamado

Andinobates bombetes compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Cauca Poison Frog is Vulnerable while Frutero Escamado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cauca Poison Frog	Frutero Escamado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Cotingidae
Genus	Andinobates	Ampelioides
Species	Andinobates bombetes	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cauca Poison Frog and Frutero Escamado share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cauca Poison Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Frutero Escamado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cauca Poison Frog	Frutero Escamado
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cauca Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Frutero Escamado

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Cauca Poison Frog

The Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Frutero Escamado

El frutero escamado (Ampelioides tschudii) esta clasificado como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es una especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin problemas de conservacion inmediatos.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia