American Toad vs Asian Bittersweet

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Celastrus orbiculatus

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Asian Bittersweet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family	Bufonidae	Celastraceae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Celastrus
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Celastrus orbiculatus

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Asian Bittersweet
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.

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States