Coastal Rocket Frog vs White-cheeked Pintail

Allobates bromelicola compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

  • Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Coastal Rocket Frog White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same Animalia (동물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum same Chordata (척삭동물) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Amphibia (양서류) Aves (새)
Order Anura (개구리목) Anseriformes (기러기목)
Family Aromobatidae Anatidae
Genus Allobates Anas
Species Allobates bromelicola Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Coastal Rocket Frog and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (척삭동물)

Conservation Status

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Coastal Rocket Frog White-cheeked Pintail
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.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), 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.

White-cheeked Pintail

흰뺨핀꼬리오리(Anas bahamensis)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심대상(LC)으로 분류된다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 개체군이 안정적이며 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없는 광범위하고 풍부한 종이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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