Merida’s Collared Frog vs Speer’s Collared Frog

Mannophryne collaris compared with Mannophryne speeri

Key Differences

• Merida’s Collared Frog is Endangered while Speer’s Collared Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merida’s Collared Frog	Speer’s Collared 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 same	Aromobatidae	Aromobatidae
Genus same	Mannophryne	Mannophryne
Species	Mannophryne collaris	Mannophryne speeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Merida’s Collared Frog and Speer’s Collared Frog share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mannophryne.

Conservation Status

Merida’s Collared Frog

EN — Endangered

Speer’s Collared Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merida’s Collared Frog	Speer’s Collared Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merida’s Collared Frog

Habitat

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

Range

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

Speer’s Collared Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela