# Common frog (*Rana temporaria*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-frog  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The common frog (Rana temporaria) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. It has been recorded in 54 countries, most often in Switzerland, France and United Kingdom. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | Tipuloidea, larva |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Recorded in | 54 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Amphibia
- order: Anura
- family: Ranidae
- genus: Rana
- species: *Rana temporaria* Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: *Alytes grandis*, *Bufo campanisonus*, *Rana alpina*, *Rana aragonensis*, *Rana atra*, *Rana campanisona*, *Rana flaviventris*, *Rana glacialis*, *Rana honnorati*, *Rana hyla*, *Rana mehelyi*, *Rana muta*, *Rana rufa*, *Rana scotica*

## Where it has been recorded

Countries with openly licensed sighting records on GBIF (records in brackets). Recorded sightings, not a definitive range.

Switzerland (218219), France (101748), United Kingdom (55492), Denmark (21694), Sweden (20327), Germany (17724), Norway (12187), Netherlands (6498), Russia (6089), Austria (5769), Ireland (5041), Finland (4748), Luxembourg (3057), Spain (2174), Belgium (1789), Ukraine (1525), Italy (1105), Estonia (838), Belarus (589), Poland (588), Liechtenstein (457), Czechia (257), Lithuania (136), Isle of Man (116), Slovakia (108), Bulgaria (88), Romania (88), Åland Islands (82), Latvia (70), Andorra (65), Japan (63), Slovenia (45), Serbia (29), Hungary (26), Türkiye (25), South Korea (20), Guernsey (19), Croatia (19), Kazakhstan (13), Montenegro (12), Greece (9), Moldova (5), Portugal (3), China (2), Algeria (2), Kosovo (2), Albania (1), Armenia (1), Colombia (1), Iran (1), North Korea (1), Mongolia (1), United States (1), Vietnam (1)

## Common questions

### Where does the common frog live?

The common frog has openly licensed sighting records from 54 countries on GBIF. The most records come from Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden. These are recorded sightings, not a definitive range.

### Is the common frog endangered?

The common frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

### What does the common frog eat?

Its recorded main food is Tipuloidea and larva.

### What kind of animal is the common frog?

The common frog (Rana temporaria) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.

## Sources

- [GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-bb099caae36c), CC BY 4.0, live API 2026-11-11. GBIF Secretariat. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org.
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0 1.0, live API 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata, the free knowledge base.
- [GBIF occurrence aggregates (CC0 and CC BY records only)](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search), CC BY 4.0, live API 2026-11-11. GBIF.org occurrence search, country facet counts restricted to CC0 1.0 and CC BY 4.0 records.
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/), Per file, live API 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Licence and creator recorded per file.
- [English Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/), CC BY-SA 4.0, live API 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

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