Cascade Frog vs Mountain yam

Amolops monticola compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Ranidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amolops	Dioscorea
Species	Amolops monticola	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.