Beach Dropseed vs Cascade Frog

Sporobolus virginicus compared with Amolops monticola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Dropseed	Cascade Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ranidae
Genus	Sporobolus	Amolops
Species	Sporobolus virginicus	Amolops monticola

Conservation Status

Beach Dropseed

LC — Least Concern

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Dropseed	Cascade Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Dropseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Beach Dropseed

The Beach Dropseed (Sporobolus virginicus) is a species in the genus Sporobolus. 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 dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

Cascade Frog

The Cascade Frog (Amolops monticola) is a species in the genus Amolops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.