Coastal Rocket Frog vs Short-billed Dowitcher

Allobates bromelicola compared with Limnodromus griseus

Key Differences

• Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable while Short-billed Dowitcher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Rocket Frog	Short-billed Dowitcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Aves (새)
Order	Anura (개구리목)	Charadriiformes (도요목)
Family	Aromobatidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Allobates	Limnodromus
Species	Allobates bromelicola	Limnodromus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Coastal Rocket Frog and Short-billed Dowitcher share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (척삭동물)

Conservation Status

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Short-billed Dowitcher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal Rocket Frog	Short-billed Dowitcher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coastal Rocket Frog

Habitat

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

Range

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

Short-billed Dowitcher

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Coastal Rocket Frog

Coastal rocket frog (Allobates bromelicola) is a small terrestrial frog in the family Allophrynidae (formerly placed in Dendrobatidae), endemic to coastal lowland forests of Venezuela. Despite its placement near poison dart frogs, Allobates species are non-toxic. This species inhabits the humid leaf litter and bromeliads of coastal Venezuelan forests, where adults care for egg clutches and transport tadpoles to small water bodies including bromeliad phytotelmata. The genus Allobates is widespread across Amazonian and coastal South American forests, characterised by vocal males, ground-level activity, and close parental care. Coastal rocket frog is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, primarily due to restricted range, habitat loss from deforestation for agriculture, livestock grazing, and urban expansion along Venezuela's coast. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting its bromeliad microhabitats. The species' specific association with bromeliads makes it particularly sensitive to vegetation structure loss. As with many narrowly endemic amphibians, ex-situ conservation programmes and improved habitat protection within its range are considered important management priorities.

Short-billed Dowitcher

단부도요(Limnodromus griseus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심(LC) 종으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전역에 걸쳐 널리 분포하며 개체 수가 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없는 종입니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela