Cascade Frog vs Killarney Featherwort

Amolops monticola compared with Plagiochila bifaria

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Killarney Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Killarney Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ranidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Amolops	Plagiochila
Species	Amolops monticola	Plagiochila bifaria

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Killarney Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Killarney Featherwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Killarney Featherwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Luxembourg, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically 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.