Numagaeru vs Coastal Rocket Frog

Fejervarya limnocharis compared with Allobates bromelicola

Key Differences

  • Numagaeru is Least Concern while Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Numagaeru Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Amphibia (両生類) Amphibia (両生類)
Order same Anura (カエル) Anura (カエル)
Family Dicroglossidae Aromobatidae
Genus Fejervarya Allobates
Species Fejervarya limnocharis Allobates bromelicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Numagaeru and Coastal Rocket Frog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Anura. (カエル)

Conservation Status

Numagaeru

LC — Least Concern

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Numagaeru

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

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.

Numagaeru

The Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) is a species in the genus Fejervarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations. Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

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.

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