Black-eyed Leaf Frog vs Rootless Duckweed

Agalychnis moreletii compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Black-eyed Leaf Frog is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Phyllomedusidae	Araceae
Genus	Agalychnis	Wolffia
Species	Agalychnis moreletii	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Black-eyed Leaf Frog

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). 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.