American Toad vs hooked-pepperwort

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bufonidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Marsilea
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	hooked-pepperwort
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.

hooked-pepperwort

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.