Cascade Frog vs Fire ant

Amolops monticola compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ranidae	Formicidae
Genus	Amolops	Solenopsis
Species	Amolops monticola	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cascade Frog and Fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.