Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog vs Leao

Tepuihyla exophthalma compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog is Least Concern while Leao is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog	Leao
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hylidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Tepuihyla	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Tepuihyla exophthalma	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog and Leao share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Leao

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog	Leao
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Leao

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog

The Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog (Tepuihyla exophthalma) is a species in the genus Tepuihyla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Leao

O maior felino selvagem da África, o leão pode atingir até 250 kg e é o único felídeo social, vivendo em grupos nas savanas e pastagens da África Subsaariana. Os machos se distinguem por suas icônicas juba. Como predadores de topo, regulam as populações de herbívoros e mantêm o equilíbrio do ecossistema. Classificado como Vulnerável devido à perda de habitat e ao conflito entre humanos e vida selvagem.