Chunky False Brook Salamander vs 黃額蠅鵐

Aquiloeurycea cephalica compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chunky False Brook Salamander	黃額蠅鵐
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	Amphibia (两栖动物)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order	Caudata (有尾目)	Passeriformes (雀形目)
Family	Plethodontidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Ammodramus
Species	Aquiloeurycea cephalica	Ammodramus aurifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Chunky False Brook Salamander and 黃額蠅鵐 share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Chunky False Brook Salamander

LC — Least Concern

黃額蠅鵐

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chunky False Brook Salamander	黃額蠅鵐
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chunky False Brook Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

黃額蠅鵐

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Chunky False Brook Salamander

The Chunky False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cephalica) is a Least Concern plethodontid salamander endemic to Mexico, found in cloud forest and humid montane habitats in the Sierra Madre Oriental and related mountain ranges. The genus Aquiloeurycea is a recently erected Mexican endemic genus segregated from the broader genus Pseudoeurycea, comprising several small, robustly built (hence 'chunky') salamanders associated with high-elevation forests. Like all plethodontids, A. cephalica is a lungless salamander that breathes entirely through its moist, vascularized skin and the lining of its mouth. It is a direct developer, skipping the aquatic larval stage entirely and laying eggs in terrestrial microhabitats such as rotting logs, leaf litter, and soil. A. cephalica inhabits cool, humid forests of pine-oak and cloud forest zones in northern Mexico, where it forages for small invertebrates in the leaf litter and soil. The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern due to its reasonably wide distribution within its montane range. Deforestation, cattle grazing, and the conversion of cloud forest to agriculture represent ongoing threats to populations throughout its range.

黃額蠅鵐

黄眉雀（Ammodramus aurifrons）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。这种小型雀科鸟类广泛分布于南美洲亚马逊河流域和奥里诺科河流域的草地、牧场和水稻田，种群稳定，分布范围广泛，无直接保护威胁。