Cascade Frog vs Crested Cow-Wheat

Amolops monticola compared with Melampyrum cristatum

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Crested Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ranidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Amolops	Melampyrum
Species	Amolops monticola	Melampyrum cristatum

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Crested Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Crested Cow-Wheat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cascade Frog

The Cascade Frog (Amolops monticola) is a species in the genus Amolops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.