Beautiful Plume vs Common Lazy Toad

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Oreolalax major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Plume Common Lazy Toad
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Insecta (แมลง) Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)
Order Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ) Anura (อันดับกบ)
Family Pterophoridae Megophryidae
Genus Amblyptilia Oreolalax
Species Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Oreolalax major

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Common Lazy Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Common Lazy Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Plume Common Lazy Toad
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Common Lazy Toad

Habitat

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

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.

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.

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