Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Sarcohyla cyanomma compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog is Critically Endangered while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Amphibia (两栖动物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Anura (无尾目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Hylidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sarcohyla	Nephelomys
Species	Sarcohyla cyanomma	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog

The Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog (Sarcohyla cyanomma) is a species in the genus Sarcohyla. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo