Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog vs Big Finner

Scinax baumgardneri compared with Balaenoptera physalus

Key Differences

• Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog is Data Deficient while Big Finner is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog	Big Finner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hylidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Scinax	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Scinax baumgardneri	Balaenoptera physalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog and Big Finner share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog

DD — Data Deficient

Big Finner

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog	Big Finner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Big Finner

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog

The Baumgardner's Snouted Treefrog (Scinax baumgardneri) is a species in the genus Scinax. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Big Finner

Big Finner (Balaenoptera physalus) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela