American Toad vs prairie spiderwort

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Bufonidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Tradescantia
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	prairie spiderwort
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.

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.