Coffee Grove Salamander vs Noctule

Aquiloeurycea cafetalera compared with Nyctalus noctula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coffee Grove Salamander	Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Caudata (도롱뇽목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Plethodontidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Nyctalus
Species	Aquiloeurycea cafetalera	Nyctalus noctula

Evolutionary Relationship

Coffee Grove Salamander and Noctule share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (척삭동물)

Conservation Status

Coffee Grove Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

Noctule

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coffee Grove Salamander	Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coffee Grove Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

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

Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Coffee Grove Salamander

The Coffee Grove Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cafetalera) is a small, fully terrestrial plethodontid salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the cloud forests and coffee agroforestry zones of the Sierra de Juárez in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Like all plethodontid salamanders, it is lungless, relying entirely on cutaneous gas exchange through its moist skin, making it exquisitely sensitive to desiccation and temperature changes. Adults are slender, with a reddish-brown dorsum and light-coloured venter, typically measuring 5–8 centimetres in total length. The species inhabits cool, humid cloud forest floor environments and the leaf litter and bark of shade-grown coffee plantations at elevations approximately between 1,500 and 2,500 metres—an association that gives it its common name. The presence of this salamander in coffee agroforestry systems highlights the biodiversity value of traditional shade-grown cultivation compared to sun-grown monocultures. The Coffee Grove Salamander is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to its restricted distribution, estimated extent of occurrence below 5,000 square kilometres, and ongoing threats from habitat loss through deforestation, conversion to sun-grown coffee cultivation, and climate-driven changes to cloud forest conditions. No ex situ conservation programmes are known to be in place.

Noctule

Noctule(Nyctalus noctula, 큰보통박쥐)은 IUCN 적색목록에서 취약(VU)으로 분류된다. 야생에서 멸종 위기에 처할 높은 위험성을 지니며, 개체군이 감소하고 서식지 압력이 증가하고 있다.