Chunky False Brook Salamander vs

Aquiloeurycea cephalica compared with Clastidium setigerum

Key Differences

• Chunky False Brook Salamander is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chunky False Brook Salamander
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Cyanobacteria (남조류)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Caudata (도롱뇽목)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Plethodontidae	Chamaesiphonaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Clastidium
Species	Aquiloeurycea cephalica	Clastidium setigerum

Conservation Status

Chunky False Brook Salamander

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chunky False Brook Salamander
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Clastidium setigerum은 Clastidiaceae과에 속하는 사상형 남세균으로, 기저 부착세포로 기질에 고정된 가늘어지는 사상체를 생성하는 것이 특징입니다. 담수 또는 해양 환경의 조류, 무척추동물 및 암석 기질에서 자랍니다. 긴 무색 털로 끝나는 단일 털 모양의 사상체가 이 속의 뚜렷한 형태학적 특징입니다.