Chunky False Brook Salamander vs Willow Gloves

Aquiloeurycea cephalica compared with Hypocreopsis lichenoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chunky False Brook Salamander	Willow Gloves
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Sordariomycetes (동충하초강)
Order	Caudata (도롱뇽목)	Hypocreales (동충하초목)
Family	Plethodontidae	Hypocreaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Hypocreopsis
Species	Aquiloeurycea cephalica	Hypocreopsis lichenoides

Conservation Status

Chunky False Brook Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Willow Gloves

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chunky False Brook Salamander	Willow Gloves
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.

Willow Gloves

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.