Blistering Ammania vs Falcon Toad

Ammannia baccifera compared with Rhinella sternosignata

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Falcon Toad is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Falcon Toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Lythraceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Ammannia	Rhinella
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Rhinella sternosignata

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Falcon Toad

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Falcon Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Falcon Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian