Cope’s Streamside Treefrog vs Laysanstockente

Sarcohyla bistincta compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• Cope’s Streamside Treefrog is Least Concern while Laysanstockente is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Laysanstockente
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Anseriformes (Gänsevögel)
Family	Hylidae	Anatidae
Genus	Sarcohyla	Anas
Species	Sarcohyla bistincta	Anas laysanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog and Laysanstockente share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Laysanstockente

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Laysanstockente
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Laysanstockente

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, 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 Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysanstockente

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.