澳大利亚金丝燕 vs Coffee Grove Salamander

Aerodramus terraereginae compared with Aquiloeurycea cafetalera

Key Differences

• 澳大利亚金丝燕 is Least Concern while Coffee Grove Salamander is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	澳大利亚金丝燕	Coffee Grove Salamander
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)	Caudata (有尾目)
Family	Apodidae	Plethodontidae
Genus	Aerodramus	Aquiloeurycea
Species	Aerodramus terraereginae	Aquiloeurycea cafetalera

Evolutionary Relationship

澳大利亚金丝燕 and Coffee Grove Salamander share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

澳大利亚金丝燕

LC — Least Concern

Coffee Grove Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	澳大利亚金丝燕	Coffee Grove Salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

澳大利亚金丝燕

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Coffee Grove Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

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

澳大利亚金丝燕

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

Coffee Grove Salamander

The Coffee Grove Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cafetalera) is a small, fully terrestrial plethodontid salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the cloud forests and coffee agroforestry zones of the Sierra de Juárez in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Like all plethodontid salamanders, it is lungless, relying entirely on cutaneous gas exchange through its moist skin, making it exquisitely sensitive to desiccation and temperature changes. Adults are slender, with a reddish-brown dorsum and light-coloured venter, typically measuring 5–8 centimetres in total length. The species inhabits cool, humid cloud forest floor environments and the leaf litter and bark of shade-grown coffee plantations at elevations approximately between 1,500 and 2,500 metres—an association that gives it its common name. The presence of this salamander in coffee agroforestry systems highlights the biodiversity value of traditional shade-grown cultivation compared to sun-grown monocultures. The Coffee Grove Salamander is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to its restricted distribution, estimated extent of occurrence below 5,000 square kilometres, and ongoing threats from habitat loss through deforestation, conversion to sun-grown coffee cultivation, and climate-driven changes to cloud forest conditions. No ex situ conservation programmes are known to be in place.