Black-eyed Leaf Frog vs Dense Silky-bent

Agalychnis moreletii compared with Apera interrupta

Key Differences

• Black-eyed Leaf Frog is Least Concern while Dense Silky-bent is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Dense Silky-bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllomedusidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agalychnis	Apera
Species	Agalychnis moreletii	Apera interrupta

Conservation Status

Black-eyed Leaf Frog

LC — Least Concern

Dense Silky-bent

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Dense Silky-bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eyed Leaf Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Dense Silky-bent

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.