Chunky False Brook Salamander vs フタオビチドリ

Aquiloeurycea cephalica compared with Charadrius vociferus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chunky False Brook Salamander	フタオビチドリ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Amphibia (両生類)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Caudata (有尾目)	Charadriiformes (チドリ目)
Family	Plethodontidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Charadrius
Species	Aquiloeurycea cephalica	Charadrius vociferus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chunky False Brook Salamander and フタオビチドリ share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Chunky False Brook Salamander

LC — Least Concern

フタオビチドリ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chunky False Brook Salamander	フタオビチドリ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chunky False Brook Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

フタオビチドリ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Chunky False Brook Salamander

The Chunky False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cephalica) is a Least Concern plethodontid salamander endemic to Mexico, found in cloud forest and humid montane habitats in the Sierra Madre Oriental and related mountain ranges. The genus Aquiloeurycea is a recently erected Mexican endemic genus segregated from the broader genus Pseudoeurycea, comprising several small, robustly built (hence 'chunky') salamanders associated with high-elevation forests. Like all plethodontids, A. cephalica is a lungless salamander that breathes entirely through its moist, vascularized skin and the lining of its mouth. It is a direct developer, skipping the aquatic larval stage entirely and laying eggs in terrestrial microhabitats such as rotting logs, leaf litter, and soil. A. cephalica inhabits cool, humid forests of pine-oak and cloud forest zones in northern Mexico, where it forages for small invertebrates in the leaf litter and soil. The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern due to its reasonably wide distribution within its montane range. Deforestation, cattle grazing, and the conversion of cloud forest to agriculture represent ongoing threats to populations throughout its range.

フタオビチドリ

キルディア（Charadrius vociferus）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されている。生息域全体にわたり広く分布し個体数が安定しており、直ちに懸念される保全上の問題はない。