Chungan Sucker Frog vs Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

Amolops chunganensis compared with Pithecia mittermeieri

Key Differences

• Chungan Sucker Frog is Least Concern while Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chungan Sucker Frog	Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Amphibia (برمائيات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Anura (ضفدع)	Primates (رئيسيات)
Family	Ranidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Amolops	Pithecia
Species	Amolops chunganensis	Pithecia mittermeieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Chungan Sucker Frog and Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chungan Sucker Frog	Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chungan Sucker Frog

The Chungan Sucker Frog (Amolops chunganensis) is a Least Concern torrent frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to central China, particularly associated with the mountains of Chongqing (formerly Chungan County, from which the species name derives) and surrounding areas. The genus Amolops, commonly known as torrent frogs or cascade frogs, is adapted for life in and around fast-flowing mountain streams, with expanded toe pads and sucker-like discs that allow clinging to wet, smooth rock surfaces in high-velocity water. Breeding occurs in stream environments, where males call from boulders at the stream edge and larvae develop in oxygenated torrent pools with specialized mouthparts for adhering to rock substrates. A. chunganensis inhabits subtropical and montane forests at elevations ranging from low to mid altitudes in Sichuan and Chongqing. The IUCN assesses this species as Least Concern, reflecting a relatively wide distribution within suitable stream habitats across central China. However, it faces ongoing pressure from water quality degradation, dam construction and stream modification, deforestation, and pollution from agricultural and urban runoff. Amolops frogs are sensitive to siltation and chemical contamination of breeding streams.