Chimantá Poison Frog vs Shellplant

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (उभयचर)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (मेंढक)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Alpinia
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chimantá Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Chimantá Poison Frog

The Chimantá Poison Frog (Anomaloglossus rufulus) is a species in the genus Anomaloglossus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.