Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad vs Scaled Fruiteater

Leptobrachella wuhuangmontis compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad is Data Deficient while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Megophryidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Leptobrachella	Ampelioides
Species	Leptobrachella wuhuangmontis	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad

DD — Data Deficient

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mt. Wuhuang’s Leaf Litter Toad

Habitat

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

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.