Blistering Ammania vs Eastern Burrowing Frog

Ammannia baccifera compared with Eleutherodactylus ruthae

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Eastern Burrowing Frog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Eastern Burrowing Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Lythraceae	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus	Ammannia	Eleutherodactylus
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Eleutherodactylus ruthae

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Burrowing Frog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Eastern Burrowing Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, 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 (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Eastern Burrowing Frog

Habitat

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

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian