American Toad vs Ceylon-olive

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Bufonidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Elaeocarpus
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Ceylon-olive
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.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.