Pool frog vs Sahara frog
The pool frog is heavier: 75.4 g against 30.6 g for the sahara frog, about 2.5 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a pool frog and a sahara frog?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The pool frog is heavier: 75.4 g against 30.6 g for the sahara frog, about 2.5 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
| Pool frog | Sahara frog | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Pelophylax lessonae | Pelophylax saharicus |
| Family | Ranidae | Ranidae |
| Order | Anura | Anura |
| Weight | 75.4 g | 30.6 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | arthropods | arthropods, vertebrates |
| 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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