Boulenger's High Altitude Toad vs Onca

Scutiger boulengeri compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Boulenger's High Altitude Toad is Least Concern while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boulenger's High Altitude Toad	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Megophryidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Scutiger	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Scutiger boulengeri	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Boulenger's High Altitude Toad and Onca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Boulenger's High Altitude Toad

LC — Least Concern

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boulenger's High Altitude Toad	Onca
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boulenger's High Altitude Toad

Habitat

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

Onca

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, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Boulenger's High Altitude Toad

The Boulenger's High Altitude Toad (Scutiger boulengeri) is a species in the genus Scutiger. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Onca

O maior felino das Américas, atingindo até 100 kg com corpo robusto e musculoso e pelagem com padrão de rosetas característico. Encontrado do México até a América do Sul, com populações mais expressivas na Amazônia e no Pantanal. Nadadores poderosos e predadores de topo, os jaguares desempenham papel fundamental na regulação das populações de presas. Classificado como Quase Ameaçado, com sua área de ocorrência diminuindo devido ao desmatamento.