Beautiful Plume vs Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Rana boylii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Foothill Yellow-legged Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Pterophoridae	Ranidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Rana
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Rana boylii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Foothill Yellow-legged Frog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.