Black Deerfly vs Brown Slender Toad

Chrysops sepulcralis compared with Ansonia leptopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Deerfly	Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Tabanidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Chrysops	Ansonia
Species	Chrysops sepulcralis	Ansonia leptopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Deerfly and Brown Slender Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Black Deerfly

The Black Deerfly (Chrysops sepulcralis) is a species in the genus Chrysops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.