Coffee Grove Salamander vs 斑点鹦哥

Aquiloeurycea cafetalera compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

• Coffee Grove Salamander is Vulnerable while 斑点鹦哥 is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coffee Grove Salamander	斑点鹦哥
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)	Psittaciformes (鹦形目)
Family	Plethodontidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Amazona
Species	Aquiloeurycea cafetalera	Amazona farinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Coffee Grove Salamander and 斑点鹦哥 share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Coffee Grove Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

斑点鹦哥

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coffee Grove Salamander	斑点鹦哥
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

斑点鹦哥

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

斑点鹦哥

面粉亚马逊鹦鹉是体型最大的亚马逊鹦鹉之一，具有微妙的粉绿色羽毛，头部呈蓝灰色，羽毛上有独特的粉状光泽，其名称由此而来。分布于墨西哥南部经中美洲至南美大部分地区（玻利维亚和巴西）的低地热带森林。成对或小群迁徙。全球被列为无危，但因栖息地丧失和宠物贸易而受到局部影响。