American Toad vs Flat Wrack

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Bufonidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Fucus
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.