Cascade Frog vs Floating Fern

Amolops monticola compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Ranidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Amolops	Salvinia
Species	Amolops monticola	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.