Chile Four-eyed Frog vs Tigre

Pleurodema thaul compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Chile Four-eyed Frog is Least Concern while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chile Four-eyed Frog	Tigre
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Leptodactylidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pleurodema	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Pleurodema thaul	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chile Four-eyed Frog and Tigre share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chile Four-eyed Frog

LC — Least Concern

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chile Four-eyed Frog	Tigre
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chile Four-eyed Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Chile.

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.

Chile Four-eyed Frog

The Chile Four-eyed Frog (Pleurodema thaul) is a species in the genus Pleurodema. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.