Beach Thick-knee vs Brown Slender Toad

Esacus magnirostris compared with Ansonia leptopus

Key Differences

• Beach Thick-knee is Near Threatened while Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Thick-knee	Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Burhinidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Esacus	Ansonia
Species	Esacus magnirostris	Ansonia leptopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Thick-knee and Brown Slender Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Beach Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Thick-knee	Brown Slender Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Beach Thick-knee

The Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris) is a species in the genus Esacus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.