CRCritically Endangered

Craugastor coffeus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

2

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AMPHIBIA

Order

ANURA

Family

CRAUGASTORIDAE

Genus

Craugastor

Craugastor coffeus belongs to the family CRAUGASTORIDAE, order ANURA, within the AMPHIBIA class.

02Description

Species Profile

Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Craugastor coffeus faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and deforestation in its limited montane range. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes, with populations declining due to habitat fragmentation and degradation of cloud forest ecosystems.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusCritically Endangered (CR)
TrendDecreasing
GroupAmphibians
03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters in Central America. It is typically found in leaf litter and low vegetation within these cool, moist highland forest environments.

Artificial - TerrestrialMajorForestMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Craugastor coffeus faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and deforestation in its limited montane range. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes, with populations declining due to habitat fragmentation and degradation of cloud forest ecosystems.

Climate change affecting montane ecosystems

HighOngoing

Deforestation and forest fragmentation

HighOngoing

Habitat loss from agricultural expansion

HighOngoing

Limited geographic range

HighOngoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Compliance and enforcement
06Range

Found in 2 Countries

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Craugastor coffeus (Craugastor coffeus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/coffee-rain-frog

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