American Toad vs Coqui frog

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Eleutherodactylus coqui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Coqui frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order same	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Bufonidae	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Eleutherodactylus
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Eleutherodactylus coqui

Evolutionary Relationship

American Toad and Coqui frog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Anura. (Frogs & Toads)

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Coqui frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Coqui frog
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.

Coqui frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway), North America (4 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States