Cascade Frog vs

Amolops monticola compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ranidae	Niaceae
Genus	Amolops	Flagelloscypha
Species	Amolops monticola	Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

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

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.