Black-eyed Leaf Frog vs lignum vitae

Agalychnis moreletii compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Black-eyed Leaf Frog is Least Concern while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Phyllomedusidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Agalychnis	Guaiacum
Species	Agalychnis moreletii	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Black-eyed Leaf Frog

LC — Least Concern

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	lignum vitae
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.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.