El Pahuma Rainfrog vs Merida Cable Car Frog

Pristimantis pahuma compared with Pristimantis telefericus

Key Differences

  • El Pahuma Rainfrog is Endangered while Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank El Pahuma Rainfrog 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 same Craugastoridae Craugastoridae
Genus same Pristimantis Pristimantis
Species Pristimantis pahuma Pristimantis telefericus

Evolutionary Relationship

El Pahuma Rainfrog and Merida Cable Car Frog share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pristimantis.

Conservation Status

El Pahuma Rainfrog

EN — Endangered

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute El Pahuma Rainfrog Merida Cable Car Frog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

El Pahuma Rainfrog

Habitat

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

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.

El Pahuma Rainfrog

No description available.

Merida Cable Car Frog

No description available.

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