Blistering Ammania vs Large-crested Toad

Ammannia baccifera compared with Incilius cristatus

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Large-crested Toad is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Large-crested 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	Incilius
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Incilius cristatus

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Large-crested Toad

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Large-crested 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).

Large-crested Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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