Common Lazy Toad vs abigarrada de la ortiga

Oreolalax major compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Common Lazy Toad is Least Concern while abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Lazy Toad	abigarrada de la ortiga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Megophryidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Oreolalax	Aglais
Species	Oreolalax major	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Lazy Toad and abigarrada de la ortiga share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Lazy Toad

LC — Least Concern

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Lazy Toad	abigarrada de la ortiga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Lazy Toad

Habitat

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

abigarrada de la ortiga

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

abigarrada de la ortiga

La mariposa ortiguera pequena (Aglais urticae) esta clasificada como Casi Amenazada (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Esta cerca de calificar como amenazada, con poblaciones que podrian volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservacion.