Azuay Stubfoot Toad vs Tigre

Atelopus bomolochos compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Azuay Stubfoot Toad is Critically Endangered while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azuay Stubfoot Toad	Tigre
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Bufonidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Atelopus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Atelopus bomolochos	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Azuay Stubfoot Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azuay Stubfoot Toad	Tigre
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azuay Stubfoot Toad

Habitat

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

Tigre

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as 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.

Tigre

The largest wild cat on Earth, tigers can exceed 300 kg and inhabit forests from the Russian Far East to Southeast Asia. Solitary ambush predators with distinctive orange and black striped coats that provide camouflage in dappled light. Critically endangered, with fewer than 4,000 remaining in the wild due to poaching and deforestation.