Giant Swamp Frog vs Lowe's Shrew

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Giant Swamp Frog Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Dicroglossidae Soricidae
Genus Hoplobatrachus Chodsigoa
Species Hoplobatrachus occipitalis Chodsigoa parca

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Swamp Frog and Lowe's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Giant Swamp Frog

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Giant Swamp Frog Lowe's Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Swamp Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ghana.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Swamp Frog

No description available.

Lowe's Shrew

No description available.

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