ceperos ground-hopper vs Chungan Sucker Frog

Tetrix ceperoi compared with Amolops chunganensis

Key Differences

• ceperos ground-hopper is Vulnerable while Chungan Sucker Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ceperos ground-hopper	Chungan Sucker Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Tetrigidae	Ranidae
Genus	Tetrix	Amolops
Species	Tetrix ceperoi	Amolops chunganensis

Evolutionary Relationship

ceperos ground-hopper and Chungan Sucker Frog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

ceperos ground-hopper

VU — Vulnerable

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ceperos ground-hopper	Chungan Sucker Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ceperos ground-hopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

ceperos ground-hopper

The Ceperos Ground-Hopper (Tetrix ceperoi) is a species in the genus Tetrix. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found in Belgium. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chungan Sucker Frog

The Chungan Sucker Frog (Amolops chunganensis) is a Least Concern torrent frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to central China, particularly associated with the mountains of Chongqing (formerly Chungan County, from which the species name derives) and surrounding areas. The genus Amolops, commonly known as torrent frogs or cascade frogs, is adapted for life in and around fast-flowing mountain streams, with expanded toe pads and sucker-like discs that allow clinging to wet, smooth rock surfaces in high-velocity water. Breeding occurs in stream environments, where males call from boulders at the stream edge and larvae develop in oxygenated torrent pools with specialized mouthparts for adhering to rock substrates. A. chunganensis inhabits subtropical and montane forests at elevations ranging from low to mid altitudes in Sichuan and Chongqing. The IUCN assesses this species as Least Concern, reflecting a relatively wide distribution within suitable stream habitats across central China. However, it faces ongoing pressure from water quality degradation, dam construction and stream modification, deforestation, and pollution from agricultural and urban runoff. Amolops frogs are sensitive to siltation and chemical contamination of breeding streams.