Common Lazy Toad vs Ogilby's Duiker

Oreolalax major compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Lazy Toad Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum same Chordata (хордовые) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Amphibia (земноводные) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Anura (бесхвостые земноводные) Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family Megophryidae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Oreolalax Cephalophus
Species Oreolalax major Cephalophus ogilbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Lazy Toad and Ogilby's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Common Lazy Toad

LC — Least Concern

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Lazy Toad Ogilby's Duiker
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Lazy Toad

Habitat

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

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Lazy Toad

The Common Lazy Toad (<em>Oreolalax major</em>) is an amphibian in the family Megophryidae, classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically inhabits freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands, favoring cool, humid environments associated with mountain streams and adjacent riparian vegetation. As a member of the family Megophryidae, it is adapted to fast-flowing, clear mountain streams where larvae typically develop among leaf litter and gravel on the stream bed. The Common Lazy Toad is generally associated with the highland and montane zones of its range, relying on intact forest cover and unpolluted water bodies for reproduction and larval development. Its Least Concern status reflects an assessment of stable population trends, though like many amphibians it may be sensitive to changes in water quality, habitat loss, and emerging infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Ogilby's Duiker

No description available.

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