Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog vs Opossum-souris De Handley

Fejervarya limnocharis compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog is Least Concern while Opossum-souris De Handley is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	Opossum-souris De Handley
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Fejervarya	Marmosops
Species	Fejervarya limnocharis	Marmosops handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog and Opossum-souris De Handley share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

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

LC — Least Concern

Opossum-souris De Handley

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	Opossum-souris De Handley
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.

Opossum-souris De Handley

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. 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.