African payal vs American Toad

Salvinia auriculata compared with Anaxyrus americanus

Key Differences

• African payal is Not Evaluated while American Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African payal	American Toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Salviniaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Salvinia	Anaxyrus
Species	Salvinia auriculata	Anaxyrus americanus

Conservation Status

African payal

NE — Not Evaluated

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African payal	American Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African payal

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bangladesh, Thailand), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic), and South America (4 countries).

American Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in United States.

African payal

The African payal (Salvinia auriculata) is a species in the genus Salvinia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

American Toad

The American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a species in the genus Anaxyrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.