Cascade Frog vs Shiny Dufourea

Amolops monticola compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ranidae	Halictidae
Genus	Amolops	Dufourea
Species	Amolops monticola	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Cascade Frog and Shiny Dufourea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.