Admirable False Brook Salamander vs Killarney Featherwort

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Plagiochila bifaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Killarney Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Marchantiophyta (苔類)
Class	Amphibia (両生類)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Caudata (有尾目)	Jungermanniales (ウロコゴケ目)
Family	Plethodontidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Plagiochila
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Plagiochila bifaria

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Killarney Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Killarney Featherwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admirable False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Killarney Featherwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Luxembourg, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Admirable False Brook Salamander

The Admirable False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens) is a species in the genus Aquiloeurycea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.