Admirable False Brook Salamander vs devil's-fig

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Solanum asperolanatum

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while devil's-fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	devil's-fig
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Caudata (ซาลาแมนเดอร์)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Plethodontidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Solanum
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Solanum asperolanatum

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

devil's-fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	devil's-fig
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.

devil's-fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and India.

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.