Chungan Sucker Frog vs シマガシラムシクイカマドドリ

Amolops chunganensis compared with Thripadectes virgaticeps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chungan Sucker Frog	シマガシラムシクイカマドドリ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Amphibia (両生類)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Anura (カエル)	Passeriformes (スズメ目)
Family	Ranidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Amolops	Thripadectes
Species	Amolops chunganensis	Thripadectes virgaticeps

Evolutionary Relationship

Chungan Sucker Frog and シマガシラムシクイカマドドリ share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

シマガシラムシクイカマドドリ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chungan Sucker Frog	シマガシラムシクイカマドドリ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

シマガシラムシクイカマドドリ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Chungan Sucker Frog

The Chungan Sucker Frog (Amolops chunganensis) is a Least Concern torrent frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to central China, particularly associated with the mountains of Chongqing (formerly Chungan County, from which the species name derives) and surrounding areas. The genus Amolops, commonly known as torrent frogs or cascade frogs, is adapted for life in and around fast-flowing mountain streams, with expanded toe pads and sucker-like discs that allow clinging to wet, smooth rock surfaces in high-velocity water. Breeding occurs in stream environments, where males call from boulders at the stream edge and larvae develop in oxygenated torrent pools with specialized mouthparts for adhering to rock substrates. A. chunganensis inhabits subtropical and montane forests at elevations ranging from low to mid altitudes in Sichuan and Chongqing. The IUCN assesses this species as Least Concern, reflecting a relatively wide distribution within suitable stream habitats across central China. However, it faces ongoing pressure from water quality degradation, dam construction and stream modification, deforestation, and pollution from agricultural and urban runoff. Amolops frogs are sensitive to siltation and chemical contamination of breeding streams.

シマガシラムシクイカマドドリ

シマアタマツリーハンター(Thripadectes virgaticeps)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されています。分布域全体で広く生息し、個体数は安定しており、緊急の保全上の懸念はありません。