Tlaconete regordete vs

Aquiloeurycea cephalica compared with Clastidium setigerum

Key Differences

• Tlaconete regordete is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tlaconete regordete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Caudata (Urodela)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Plethodontidae	Chamaesiphonaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Clastidium
Species	Aquiloeurycea cephalica	Clastidium setigerum

Conservation Status

Tlaconete regordete

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tlaconete regordete

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Clastidium setigerum es una cianobacteria filamentosa de la familia Clastidiaceae, caracterizada por producir filamentos que se estrechan anclados a sustratos por una célula de fijación basal. Crece sobre algas más gruesas, invertebrados y sustratos rocosos en ambientes dulceacuícolas o marinos. Su único tricoma en forma de pelo que termina en un pelo largo e incoloro es una característica morfológica distintiva de este género.