Calamus vs Dirty Rainfrog

Acorus calamus compared with Pristimantis illotus

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Dirty Rainfrog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Dirty Rainfrog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Acoraceae	Craugastoridae
Genus	Acorus	Pristimantis
Species	Acorus calamus	Pristimantis illotus

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Dirty Rainfrog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Dirty Rainfrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dirty Rainfrog

Habitat

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

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.