Cascade Frog vs Prickly Heath

Amolops monticola compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ranidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Amolops	Gaultheria
Species	Amolops monticola	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.