Chunky False Brook Salamander vs キマユヒメドリ

Aquiloeurycea cephalica compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chunky False Brook Salamander	キマユヒメドリ
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)	Passeriformes (スズメ目)
Family	Plethodontidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Ammodramus
Species	Aquiloeurycea cephalica	Ammodramus aurifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Chunky False Brook Salamander and キマユヒメドリ share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Chunky False Brook Salamander

LC — Least Concern

キマユヒメドリ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chunky False Brook Salamander	キマユヒメドリ
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.

キマユヒメドリ

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and 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.

キマユヒメドリ

キマユスズメ（Ammodramus aurifrons）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。南アメリカのアマゾン川流域やオリノコ川流域の草原、牧草地、水田に生息する小型のスズメ科鳥類で、広い分布域と安定した個体群を持ちます。