Bali Shortcake vs Chuanbei Toothed Toad

Acropora latistella compared with Oreolalax chuanbeiensis

Key Differences

• Bali Shortcake is Least Concern while Chuanbei Toothed Toad is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Chuanbei Toothed Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Anthozoa	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Acroporidae	Megophryidae
Genus	Acropora	Oreolalax
Species	Acropora latistella	Oreolalax chuanbeiensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bali Shortcake and Chuanbei Toothed Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Chuanbei Toothed Toad

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Chuanbei Toothed Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bali Shortcake

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chuanbei Toothed Toad

Habitat

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

Bali Shortcake

The Bali Shortcake (Acropora latistella) is a species in the genus Acropora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Chuanbei Toothed Toad

The Chuanbei Toothed Toad (Oreolalax chuanbeiensis) is an Endangered amphibian endemic to the mountains of northern Sichuan Province in southwestern China. It belongs to the family Megophryidae, a diverse group of litter frogs and toad-like amphibians that is particularly species-rich in the eastern Himalayan and southwestern Chinese highlands. The species name chuanbeiensis refers to northern Sichuan (Chuanbei), reflecting its highly restricted geographic range. Like other Oreolalax species, the Chuanbei Toothed Toad is associated with cold, fast-flowing mountain streams, where larvae develop in torrent conditions that require specialized morphological adaptations including oral suckers. Adults are terrestrial outside the breeding season, sheltering in leaf litter and rocky crevices in montane forest. The IUCN has assessed this species as Endangered due to its small known range, ongoing habitat degradation from logging, agriculture, and infrastructure development in mountain areas, and the impacts of chytridiomycosis (amphibian chytrid fungal disease) which threatens Asian megophryid frogs. Limited survey data mean that the species' full extent of occurrence and population size are poorly constrained.