Chungan Sucker Frog vs Early Blight

Amolops chunganensis compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

• Chungan Sucker Frog is Least Concern while Early Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chungan Sucker Frog	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Dothideomycetes (종기버섯강)
Order	Anura (개구리목)	Pleosporales (다포자버섯목)
Family	Ranidae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Amolops	Alternaria
Species	Amolops chunganensis	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chungan Sucker Frog	Early Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

Early Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.