Cascade Frog vs Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Amolops monticola compared with Opuntia curassavica

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Cylindrical Prickly Pear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ranidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Amolops	Opuntia
Species	Amolops monticola	Opuntia curassavica

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.