Coffee Grove Salamander vs サンショクヤマオオハシ

Aquiloeurycea cafetalera compared with Andigena hypoglauca

Key Differences

• Coffee Grove Salamander is Vulnerable while サンショクヤマオオハシ is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coffee Grove Salamander	サンショクヤマオオハシ
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)	Piciformes (キツツキ目)
Family	Plethodontidae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Andigena
Species	Aquiloeurycea cafetalera	Andigena hypoglauca

Evolutionary Relationship

Coffee Grove Salamander and サンショクヤマオオハシ share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Coffee Grove Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

サンショクヤマオオハシ

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coffee Grove Salamander	サンショクヤマオオハシ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coffee Grove Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

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

サンショクヤマオオハシ

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Coffee Grove Salamander

The Coffee Grove Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cafetalera) is a small, fully terrestrial plethodontid salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the cloud forests and coffee agroforestry zones of the Sierra de Juárez in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Like all plethodontid salamanders, it is lungless, relying entirely on cutaneous gas exchange through its moist skin, making it exquisitely sensitive to desiccation and temperature changes. Adults are slender, with a reddish-brown dorsum and light-coloured venter, typically measuring 5–8 centimetres in total length. The species inhabits cool, humid cloud forest floor environments and the leaf litter and bark of shade-grown coffee plantations at elevations approximately between 1,500 and 2,500 metres—an association that gives it its common name. The presence of this salamander in coffee agroforestry systems highlights the biodiversity value of traditional shade-grown cultivation compared to sun-grown monocultures. The Coffee Grove Salamander is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to its restricted distribution, estimated extent of occurrence below 5,000 square kilometres, and ongoing threats from habitat loss through deforestation, conversion to sun-grown coffee cultivation, and climate-driven changes to cloud forest conditions. No ex situ conservation programmes are known to be in place.

サンショクヤマオオハシ

ハイムネヤマオオハシ（Andigena hypoglauca）はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類されている。脅威水準に近く、保全措置がなければ危急状態になる可能性がある個体群を持つ。