Perez's frog vs Pool frog
The pool frog is heavier: 75.4 g against 31.8 g for the perez's frog, about 2.4 times the weight.
Photo: David Perez · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Viridiflavus · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a perez's frog and a pool frog?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The pool frog is heavier: 75.4 g against 31.8 g for the perez's frog, about 2.4 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Pelophylax, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Perez's frog | Pool frog | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Pelophylax perezi | Pelophylax lessonae |
| Family | Ranidae | Ranidae |
| Order | Anura | Anura |
| Weight | 31.8 g | 75.4 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | arthropods | arthropods |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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