vs Chungan Sucker Frog

Agaricus macrocarpus compared with Amolops chunganensis

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Chungan Sucker Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chungan Sucker Frog
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Ranidae
Genus Agaricus (Button Mushrooms) Amolops
Species Agaricus macrocarpus Amolops chunganensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chungan Sucker Frog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

Agaricus macrocarpus is a species in the genus Agaricus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil 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.

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