Levant Green Frog vs Pool Frog

Pelophylax bedriagae compared with Pelophylax lessonae

Key Differences

• Levant Green Frog is Least Concern while Pool Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Levant Green Frog	Pool Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order same	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family same	Ranidae	Ranidae
Genus same	Pelophylax	Pelophylax
Species	Pelophylax bedriagae	Pelophylax lessonae

Evolutionary Relationship

Levant Green Frog and Pool Frog share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pelophylax.

Conservation Status

Levant Green Frog

LC — Least Concern

Pool Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Levant Green Frog	Pool Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Levant Green Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Pool Frog

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

Found across Europe (8 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pool Frog

La rana de estanque (Pelophylax lessonae) esta clasificada como En Peligro Critico (CR) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Se enfrenta a un riesgo extremadamente alto de extincion en estado silvestre debido al grave declive de sus poblaciones y a la perdida de habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom