Coffee Grove Salamander vs Серогрудая кустарниковая тимелия

Aquiloeurycea cafetalera compared with Malacopteron albogulare

Key Differences

• Coffee Grove Salamander is Vulnerable while Серогрудая кустарниковая тимелия is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coffee Grove Salamander	Серогрудая кустарниковая тимелия
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Amphibia (земноводные)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Caudata (хвостатые земноводные)	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)
Family	Plethodontidae	Pellorneidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Malacopteron
Species	Aquiloeurycea cafetalera	Malacopteron albogulare

Evolutionary Relationship

Coffee Grove Salamander and Серогрудая кустарниковая тимелия share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Coffee Grove Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

Серогрудая кустарниковая тимелия

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coffee Grove Salamander	Серогрудая кустарниковая тимелия
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.

Серогрудая кустарниковая тимелия

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.