Chungan Sucker Frog vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Amolops chunganensis compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chungan Sucker Frog	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Amphibia (земноводные)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Anura (бесхвостые земноводные)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Ranidae	Soricidae
Genus	Amolops	Cryptotis
Species	Amolops chunganensis	Cryptotis equatoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chungan Sucker Frog and Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chungan Sucker Frog	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

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

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.