Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Allobates caribe compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Amphibia (amfibiler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Anura (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Aromobatidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Allobates	Atelerix
Species	Allobates caribe	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caribbean Nurse Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Caribbean Nurse Frog

The Caribbean Nurse Frog (Allobates caribe) is a species in the genus Allobates. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Ne