Alectryon vs great plains toad

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anaxyrus cognatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while great plains toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	great plains toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Alectryon	Anaxyrus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anaxyrus cognatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

great plains toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	great plains toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

great plains toad

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.