Cascade Frog vs Nutmeg

Amolops monticola compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Ranidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Amolops	Myristica
Species	Amolops monticola	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Nutmeg

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.