Abbott’s Litter Frog vs Polynesian rat

Leptobrachium abbotti compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott’s Litter Frog	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Megophryidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Leptobrachium	Rattus
Species	Leptobrachium abbotti	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Abbott’s Litter Frog and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Abbott’s Litter Frog

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott’s Litter Frog	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott’s Litter Frog

Habitat

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

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Abbott’s Litter Frog

The Abbott’s Litter Frog (Leptobrachium abbotti) is a species in the genus Leptobrachium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.