库岛金丝燕 vs Cloud Forest Treefrog

Aerodramus sawtelli compared with Megastomatohyla nubicola

Key Differences

• 库岛金丝燕 is Vulnerable while Cloud Forest Treefrog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	库岛金丝燕	Cloud Forest Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Amphibia (两栖动物)
Order	Apodiformes (雨燕目)	Anura (无尾目)
Family	Apodidae	Hylidae
Genus	Aerodramus	Megastomatohyla
Species	Aerodramus sawtelli	Megastomatohyla nubicola

Evolutionary Relationship

库岛金丝燕 and Cloud Forest Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

库岛金丝燕

VU — Vulnerable

Cloud Forest Treefrog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	库岛金丝燕	Cloud Forest Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

库岛金丝燕

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

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

Cloud Forest Treefrog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

库岛金丝燕

The Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species in the genus Aerodramus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Cloud Forest Treefrog

Cloud forest treefrogs in the genus Megastomatohyla (family Hylidae) are medium to large arboreal frogs native to the montane cloud forests of Mexico and Guatemala, inhabiting humid highland forests at elevations between 1,500 and 2,800 meters. These treefrogs have large adhesive toe pads, long limbs adapted for climbing, and typically green or brown coloration with cryptic patterns matching lichen-covered bark and leaves. They breed in temporary and permanent pools in forest clearings and at stream margins, with males calling from vegetation over water on rainy nights. Larvae develop in small forest pools. The genus Megastomatohyla was separated from the large genus Hyla based on molecular and morphological studies distinguishing Middle American cloud forest specialists from their lowland relatives. Several species in this genus have experienced significant population declines attributed to chytridiomycosis in combination with habitat loss, and some are now considered Critically Endangered or Endangered. The montane cloud forests of Mexico and Guatemala harbor exceptional amphibian diversity but face deforestation pressures from agricultural expansion, charcoal production, and illegal logging that continue to reduce amphibian habitat area.