American Toad vs Clasping heliotrope

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Heliotropium amplexicaule

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while Clasping heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Clasping heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bufonidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Heliotropium
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Heliotropium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Clasping heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Clasping heliotrope
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.

Clasping heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Clasping heliotrope

The Clasping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) is a species in the genus Heliotropium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States