Cascade Frog vs Northern Raphia

Amolops monticola compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Ranidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Amolops	Raphia
Species	Amolops monticola	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Northern Raphia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. 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.