Coffee Grove Salamander vs 欧石鸡

Aquiloeurycea cafetalera compared with Alectoris graeca

Key Differences

• Coffee Grove Salamander is Vulnerable while 欧石鸡 is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coffee Grove Salamander	欧石鸡
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)	Galliformes (鸡形目)
Family	Plethodontidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Alectoris
Species	Aquiloeurycea cafetalera	Alectoris graeca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Coffee Grove Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

欧石鸡

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coffee Grove Salamander	欧石鸡
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.

欧石鸡

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). 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.

欧石鸡

岩石鹧鸪（Alectoris graeca）在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危（NT）。接近受威胁标准，若无保育行动，种群可能面临易危处境。