Íbice de los Alpes vs Common Lazy Toad

Capra ibex compared with Oreolalax major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Íbice de los Alpes Common Lazy Toad
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos) Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Megophryidae
Genus Capra Oreolalax
Species Capra ibex Oreolalax major

Evolutionary Relationship

Íbice de los Alpes and Common Lazy Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Íbice de los Alpes

LC — Least Concern

Common Lazy Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Íbice de los Alpes Common Lazy Toad
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Íbice de los Alpes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Common Lazy Toad

Habitat

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

Íbice de los Alpes

The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is a species in the genus Capra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Common Lazy Toad

The Common Lazy Toad (<em>Oreolalax major</em>) is an amphibian in the family Megophryidae, classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically inhabits freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands, favoring cool, humid environments associated with mountain streams and adjacent riparian vegetation. As a member of the family Megophryidae, it is adapted to fast-flowing, clear mountain streams where larvae typically develop among leaf litter and gravel on the stream bed. The Common Lazy Toad is generally associated with the highland and montane zones of its range, relying on intact forest cover and unpolluted water bodies for reproduction and larval development. Its Least Concern status reflects an assessment of stable population trends, though like many amphibians it may be sensitive to changes in water quality, habitat loss, and emerging infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

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