Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog vs Tiger

Limnonectes blythii compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog is Near Threatened while Tiger is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog	Tiger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Limnonectes	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Limnonectes blythii	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog and Tiger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog	Tiger
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog

Habitat

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

Tiger

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog

The Blyth’s River Frog/Giant Asian River Frog/Giant Frog (Limnonectes blythii) is a species in the genus Limnonectes. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Tiger

O maior felino selvagem da Terra, o tigre pode superar 300 kg e habita florestas do Extremo Oriente russo ao Sudeste Asiatico. E um predador solitario de emboscada com seu caracteristico pelo listrado de laranja e preto que fornece camuflagem na luz filtrada. Esta em Perigo Critico, com menos de 4.000 individuos restando em estado selvagem devido a caca predatoria e o desmatamento.