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Agile frog vs Common frog

The common frog is heavier: 47.6 g against 31.9 g for the agile frog, about 49% more.

Agile frog (Rana dalmatina)
Agile frog LCLeast Concern
Photo: Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Common frog (Rana temporaria)
Common frog LCLeast Concern
Photo: Richard Bartz , Munich aka Makro Freak Image:MFB.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a agile frog and a common frog?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The common frog is heavier: 47.6 g against 31.9 g for the agile frog, about 49% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Rana, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Agile frogCommon frog
Scientific nameRana dalmatinaRana temporaria
FamilyRanidaeRanidae
OrderAnuraAnura
Weight31.9 g47.6 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodarthropodsarthropods
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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