vs Cascade Frog

Buellia ocellata compared with Amolops monticola

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Cascade Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cascade Frog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Amphibia (amphibien)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Anura (anoures)
Family	Caliciaceae	Ranidae
Genus	Buellia	Amolops
Species	Buellia ocellata	Amolops monticola

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Cascade Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Buellia ocellata is a crustose lichen with a pale grey to white areolate thallus bearing dark lecideine apothecia surrounded by a paler excipular ring. It inhabits exposed bark of old deciduous trees and smooth-barked conifers in temperate European woodlands. This lichen is sensitive to air quality changes and associated with veteran trees in ancient woodland.

Cascade Frog

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