Admirable False Brook Salamander vs Brown Cup

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Rutstroemia firma

Key Differences

Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Brown Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Brown Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Amphibia (земноводные)	Leotiomycetes (Леоциомицеты)
Order	Caudata (хвостатые земноводные)	Helotiales (Гелоциевые)
Family	Plethodontidae	Rutstroemiaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Rutstroemia
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Rutstroemia firma

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Brown Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admirable False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Brown Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Admirable False Brook Salamander

The Admirable False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens) is a species in the genus Aquiloeurycea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.

Brown Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.