Common Lazy Toad vs Long-tailed dunnart

Oreolalax major compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Lazy Toad Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Anura (อันดับกบ) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Megophryidae Dasyuridae
Genus Oreolalax Sminthopsis
Species Oreolalax major Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Lazy Toad and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Common Lazy Toad

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Lazy Toad Long-tailed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Lazy Toad

Habitat

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

Long-tailed dunnart

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.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

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