Merida Cable Car Frog vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Pristimantis telefericus compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merida Cable Car Frog	Oustalet's Red Colobus
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)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Anura (无尾目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Craugastoridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pristimantis	Piliocolobus
Species	Pristimantis telefericus	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

Merida Cable Car Frog and Oustalet's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merida Cable Car Frog	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merida Cable Car Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.