Blue-bellied Poison Frog vs Merida Cable Car Frog

Andinobates minutus compared with Pristimantis telefericus

Key Differences

• Blue-bellied Poison Frog is Least Concern while Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-bellied Poison Frog	Merida Cable Car Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Amphibia (amfibiler)	Amphibia (amfibiler)
Order same	Anura (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)	Anura (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Craugastoridae
Genus	Andinobates	Pristimantis
Species	Andinobates minutus	Pristimantis telefericus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-bellied Poison Frog and Merida Cable Car Frog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Anura. (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)

Conservation Status

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

LC — Least Concern

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-bellied Poison Frog	Merida Cable Car Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Merida Cable Car Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

The Blue-bellied Poison Frog (Andinobates minutus) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.