Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog vs Chinese giant salamander

Fejervarya limnocharis compared with Andrias davidianus

Key Differences

• Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog is Least Concern while Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	Chinese giant salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Amphibia (amphibien)	Amphibia (amphibien)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Cryptobranchidae
Genus	Fejervarya	Andrias
Species	Fejervarya limnocharis	Andrias davidianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog and Chinese giant salamander share a common ancestor at the Class level: Amphibia. (amphibien)

Conservation Status

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

LC — Least Concern

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	Chinese giant salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

The Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) is a species in the genus Fejervarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations. Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.