Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Smilisca cyanosticta compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hylidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Smilisca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Smilisca cyanosticta	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog	Gilliard's Flying Fox
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.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

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.