Black-eyed Leaf Frog vs Marsh Cress

Agalychnis moreletii compared with Rorippa islandica

Key Differences

• Black-eyed Leaf Frog is Least Concern while Marsh Cress is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Marsh Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phyllomedusidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agalychnis	Rorippa
Species	Agalychnis moreletii	Rorippa islandica

Conservation Status

Black-eyed Leaf Frog

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Cress

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Marsh Cress
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.

Marsh Cress

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including boreal forests and taiga, flooded grasslands and savannas, 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 (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (Iceland, Norway, Sweden), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States). Currently classified as 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇽 Mexico