Chungan Sucker Frog vs Emerald Spreadwing

Amolops chunganensis compared with Lestes dryas

Key Differences

• Chungan Sucker Frog is Least Concern while Emerald Spreadwing is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chungan Sucker Frog	Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Anura (개구리목)	Odonata (잠자리)
Family	Ranidae	Lestidae
Genus	Amolops	Lestes
Species	Amolops chunganensis	Lestes dryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Chungan Sucker Frog and Emerald Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

Emerald Spreadwing

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chungan Sucker Frog	Emerald Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Emerald Spreadwing

에메랄드날개잠자리(Lestes dryas)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 취약(VU)으로 분류됩니다. 야생에서 높은 위협 위험에 처해 있으며, 개체군이 감소하고 서식지 압박이 증가하고 있습니다.