vs Brown Slender Toad

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Ansonia leptopus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Chordariaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Ansonia
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Ansonia leptopus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Brown Slender Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Brown Slender Toad

The Brown Slender Toad (Ansonia leptopus) is a species in the genus Ansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.