American Toad vs Starfruit

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

  • American Toad is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Toad Starfruit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Bufonidae Alismataceae
Genus Anaxyrus Damasonium
Species Anaxyrus americanus Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Toad Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Starfruit

No description available.

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