Calamus vs Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad

Acorus calamus compared with Leptobrachella wuhuangmontis

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Acoraceae	Megophryidae
Genus	Acorus	Leptobrachella
Species	Acorus calamus	Leptobrachella wuhuangmontis

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad
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).

Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad

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.