Azuay Stubfoot Toad vs loup

Atelopus bomolochos compared with Canis lupus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azuay Stubfoot Toad	loup
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Bufonidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Atelopus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Atelopus bomolochos	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Azuay Stubfoot Toad and loup share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Azuay Stubfoot Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azuay Stubfoot Toad	loup
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azuay Stubfoot Toad

Habitat

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

loup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Azuay Stubfoot Toad

The Azuay Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus bomolochos) is a species in the genus Atelopus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

loup

The most widely distributed wild canid, gray wolves range from North America across Eurasia in diverse habitats including tundra, forests, and grasslands. Highly social animals living in family packs led by a dominant breeding pair. As keystone predators, wolves regulate prey populations and profoundly shape ecosystem structure, as demonstrated by their reintroduction in Yellowstone. Once heavily persecuted, populations are recovering in many regions.