Black-eyed Leaf Frog vs Coast Trillium
Agalychnis moreletii compared with Trillium ovatum
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Black-eyed Leaf Frog | Coast Trillium |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Plantae (Plants) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) |
| Class | Amphibia (Amphibians) | Liliopsida (Monocots) |
| Order | Anura (Frogs & Toads) | Liliales (Liliales) |
| Family | Phyllomedusidae | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus | Agalychnis | Trillium |
| Species | Agalychnis moreletii | Trillium ovatum |
Conservation Status
Black-eyed Leaf Frog
LC — Least ConcernCoast Trillium
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Black-eyed Leaf Frog | Coast Trillium |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Black-eyed Leaf Frog
Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.
Found in Mexico.
Coast Trillium
Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.
Found in United States.
Black-eyed Leaf Frog
The Black-eyed Leaf Frog (Agalychnis moreletii) is a species in the genus Agalychnis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands. Found in Mexico.
Coast Trillium
Coast trillium (Trillium ovatum) is a spring-flowering perennial herb in the family Melanthiaceae, native to moist, shaded forests of western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south through the Pacific states to central California and east to Montana and Idaho. It grows in mixed conifer and deciduous forest understories, redwood forest, riparian woodland, and coastal range foothills, typically in deep, humus-rich, well-drained soils. Like all trilliums, it produces a whorl of three broad leaves, a single three-petalled flower that opens white and turns pink to deep rose with age, and takes many years to reach flowering maturity from seed. Seeds are dispersed by ants (myrmecochory) attracted to the oil-rich elaiosome attached to each seed. Coast trillium is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, though it is a legally protected plant in some US states due to its slow reproductive rate making populations sensitive to disturbance. Illegal collection from the wild for horticulture remains a concern. It is one of the most beloved wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest and is widely cultivated in woodland gardens.
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