alstonia vs Giant Philippine Frog

Alstonia boonei compared with Limnonectes macrocephalus

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Giant Philippine Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Giant Philippine Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Alstonia	Limnonectes
Species	Alstonia boonei	Limnonectes macrocephalus

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Giant Philippine Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Giant Philippine Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Giant Philippine Frog

Habitat

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

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.