Coastal Rocket Frog vs

Allobates bromelicola compared with Trechispora microspora

Key Differences

• Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Anura (개구리목)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Allobates	Trechispora
Species	Allobates bromelicola	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal Rocket Frog
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.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.

Trechispora microspora는 이름이 나타내듯 매우 작은 포자를 생성하는 피층 균류이다. 온대 및 아한대 산림에서 부후 활엽수 및 침엽수 통나무 아래면에 얇은 흰색~크림색 지각으로 자란다. 이 부후성 균류는 죽은 목질 물질을 분해하여 산림 생태계의 영양소 순환에 기여한다.