Sapito Niñera Bromelicola vs Large Sharp-tail Bee

Allobates bromelicola compared with Coelioxys conoideus

Key Differences

• Sapito Niñera Bromelicola is Vulnerable while Large Sharp-tail Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sapito Niñera Bromelicola	Large Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Aromobatidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Allobates	Coelioxys
Species	Allobates bromelicola	Coelioxys conoideus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sapito Niñera Bromelicola and Large Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Sapito Niñera Bromelicola

VU — Vulnerable

Large Sharp-tail Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sapito Niñera Bromelicola	Large Sharp-tail Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sapito Niñera Bromelicola

Habitat

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

Range

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

Large Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sapito Niñera Bromelicola

Coastal rocket frog (Allobates bromelicola) is a small terrestrial frog in the family Allophrynidae (formerly placed in Dendrobatidae), endemic to coastal lowland forests of Venezuela. Despite its placement near poison dart frogs, Allobates species are non-toxic. This species inhabits the humid leaf litter and bromeliads of coastal Venezuelan forests, where adults care for egg clutches and transport tadpoles to small water bodies including bromeliad phytotelmata. The genus Allobates is widespread across Amazonian and coastal South American forests, characterised by vocal males, ground-level activity, and close parental care. Coastal rocket frog is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, primarily due to restricted range, habitat loss from deforestation for agriculture, livestock grazing, and urban expansion along Venezuela's coast. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting its bromeliad microhabitats. The species' specific association with bromeliads makes it particularly sensitive to vegetation structure loss. As with many narrowly endemic amphibians, ex-situ conservation programmes and improved habitat protection within its range are considered important management priorities.