Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog vs Dusky Akodont

Smilisca cyanosticta compared with Akodon dayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog Dusky Akodont
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Hylidae Cricetidae
Genus Smilisca Akodon
Species Smilisca cyanosticta Akodon dayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog and Dusky Akodont share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog Dusky Akodont
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Dusky Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog

The Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca cyanosticta) is a species in the genus Smilisca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Dusky Akodont

No description available.

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