Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Coastal Rocket Frog

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Allobates bromelicola

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Coastal Rocket Frog
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	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Amphibia (两栖动物)
Order	Cingulata (有甲目)	Anura (无尾目)
Family	Dasypodidae	Aromobatidae
Genus	Cabassous	Allobates
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Allobates bromelicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo and Coastal Rocket Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Coastal Rocket Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

The Chacoan Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) is a species in the genus Cabassous. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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.