Cascade Frog vs Hover fly

Amolops monticola compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ranidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Amolops	Eumerus
Species	Amolops monticola	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.