Coastal Rocket Frog vs

Allobates bromelicola compared with Pluteus pusillulus

Key Differences

• Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aromobatidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Allobates	Pluteus
Species	Allobates bromelicola	Pluteus pusillulus

Conservation Status

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal Rocket Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coastal Rocket Frog

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.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Coastal Rocket Frog

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.

Pluteus pusillulus is a minute, saprotrophic mushroom in the family Pluteaceae, found growing on decaying wood and woody debris in humid forest environments. Its small, fragile fruitbody with a grayish-brown cap and free gills turning pink as spores mature is characteristic of the genus. This species is assessed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient information on its distribution and ecology.