American Toad vs sweet tanglehead

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bufonidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anaxyrus	Heteropogon
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.