Coastal Rocket Frog vs

Allobates bromelicola compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Key Differences

• Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Amphibia (amfibiler)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Anura (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Allobates	Sphingobacterium
Species	Allobates bromelicola	Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal Rocket Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coastal Rocket Frog

Habitat

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

Range

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

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Coastal Rocket Frog

Coastal rocket frog (Allobates bromelicola) is a small terrestrial frog in the family Allophrynidae (formerly placed in Dendrobatidae), endemic to coastal lowland forests of Venezuela. Despite its placement near poison dart frogs, Allobates species are non-toxic. This species inhabits the humid leaf litter and bromeliads of coastal Venezuelan forests, where adults care for egg clutches and transport tadpoles to small water bodies including bromeliad phytotelmata. The genus Allobates is widespread across Amazonian and coastal South American forests, characterised by vocal males, ground-level activity, and close parental care. Coastal rocket frog is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, primarily due to restricted range, habitat loss from deforestation for agriculture, livestock grazing, and urban expansion along Venezuela's coast. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting its bromeliad microhabitats. The species' specific association with bromeliads makes it particularly sensitive to vegetation structure loss. As with many narrowly endemic amphibians, ex-situ conservation programmes and improved habitat protection within its range are considered important management priorities.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative bacterium first described from Yangling, China. It inhabits agricultural soils and plant-associated environments in East Asian regions. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter and contributes to soil microbial diversity in temperate agricultural landscapes.