Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Nurse Frog of the Serranía de Perijá

Allobates caribe compared with Allobates ignotus

Key Differences

• Caribbean Nurse Frog is Critically Endangered while Nurse Frog of the Serranía de Perijá is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Nurse Frog of the Serranía de Perijá
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 same	Aromobatidae	Aromobatidae
Genus same	Allobates	Allobates
Species	Allobates caribe	Allobates ignotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Nurse Frog of the Serranía de Perijá share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Allobates.

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Nurse Frog of the Serranía de Perijá

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Nurse Frog of the Serranía de Perijá
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.

Nurse Frog of the Serranía de Perijá

Habitat

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

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