Cascade Frog vs Meadow-sweet Button

Amolops monticola compared with Acleris shepherdana

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Meadow-sweet Button is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Meadow-sweet Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ranidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Amolops	Acleris
Species	Amolops monticola	Acleris shepherdana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cascade Frog and Meadow-sweet Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Meadow-sweet Button

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Meadow-sweet Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Meadow-sweet Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.