Chunky False Brook Salamander vs

Aquiloeurycea cephalica compared with Gloeothece fuscolutea

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	Microcystaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Gloeothece
Species	Aquiloeurycea cephalica	Gloeothece fuscolutea

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.

Gloeothece fuscolutea는 갈황색 젤라틴 외피에 파묻힌 세포를 형성하는 단세포 또는 군체성 남세균이다. 전 세계의 육상 및 수생 서식지에서 발견되며 일차 생산과 질소 고정에 기여한다. 보전 상태는 평가되지 않았다.