Cascade Frog vs Starfruit

Amolops monticola compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ranidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Amolops	Damasonium
Species	Amolops monticola	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.