Brown egg frog vs Polynesian rat

Ctenophryne geayi compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown egg frog	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Microhylidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ctenophryne	Rattus
Species	Ctenophryne geayi	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown egg frog and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown egg frog

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown egg frog	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown egg frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Brown egg frog

The Brown Egg Frog (Ctenophryne geayi) is a species in the genus Ctenophryne. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.