Common Leaf-litter Frog vs Mona Monkey

Craugastor loki compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Common Leaf-litter Frog is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Leaf-litter Frog	Mona Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Craugastoridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Craugastor	Cercopithecus
Species	Craugastor loki	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Leaf-litter Frog and Mona Monkey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Common Leaf-litter Frog

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Leaf-litter Frog	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Leaf-litter Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Common Leaf-litter Frog

The Common Leaf-litter Frog (<em>Craugastor loki</em>) is a direct-developing frog in the family Craugastoridae, classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is native to Mexico, where it typically inhabits freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands in tropical and subtropical lowland and montane regions. As a member of the genus Craugastor, this species undergoes direct development, with eggs hatching as miniature froglets rather than passing through a free-living aquatic tadpole stage. This reproductive strategy reduces dependence on standing water and allows the species to colonize a variety of moist terrestrial microhabitats, including forest floor leaf litter, mossy logs, and stream banks. The Common Leaf-litter Frog is cryptically colored, blending into its leaf litter surroundings for camouflage against predators. Its Least Concern status reflects relatively stable populations within its Mexican range. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.