American Toad vs Angled Burr Cucumber

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Sicyos angulatus

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Angled Burr Cucumber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Bufonidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Sicyos
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Sicyos angulatus

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Angled Burr Cucumber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States