Cascade Frog vs Prickly Coontail

Amolops monticola compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Ranidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Amolops	Ceratophyllum
Species	Amolops monticola	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.