Coastal Rocket Frog vs

Allobates bromelicola compared with Micarea lignaria

Key Differences

• Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Amphibia (両生類)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order	Anura (カエル)	Lecanorales (チャシブゴケ目)
Family	Aromobatidae	Byssolomataceae
Genus	Allobates	Micarea
Species	Allobates bromelicola	Micarea lignaria

Conservation Status

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Micarea lignaria は顆粒状の地衣体と小さな灰緑色の子器を持つ小型の痂状地衣類で、木材や樹皮の基質に適応している。温帯および亜寒帯林環境の酸性樹皮、木材、時には泥炭上に生育する。この光合成地衣類は藻類共生体を通じてエネルギーを得、木材表面のコロニー形成に貢献する。