Black-eyed Leaf Frog vs Shoebutton

Agalychnis moreletii compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Black-eyed Leaf Frog is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllomedusidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Agalychnis	Ardisia
Species	Agalychnis moreletii	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Black-eyed Leaf Frog

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eyed Leaf Frog	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.