Chungan Sucker Frog vs

Amolops chunganensis compared with Orbilia comma

Key Differences

  • Chungan Sucker Frog is Least Concern while is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chungan Sucker Frog
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Fungi (균계)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class Amphibia (양서류) Orbiliomycetes (바퀴버섯강)
Order Anura (개구리목) Orbiliales (Orbiliales)
Family Ranidae Orbiliaceae
Genus Amolops Orbilia
Species Amolops chunganensis Orbilia comma

Conservation Status

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chungan Sucker Frog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Orbilia comma는 습윤 삼림 환경의 썩은 나무와 식물 잔해 위에 작고 반투명한 연노란색 컵 모양 자실체를 형성하는 미소 원반균류입니다. 삼림 바닥의 유기물 분해에 기여하는 소형 균류 속에 속하며, 임업 관행 변화와 서식지 손실에 민감하여 준위협종(NT)으로 평가됩니다.

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