vs Brown Slender Toad

Botryotinia calthae compared with Ansonia leptopus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Botryotinia	Ansonia
Species	Botryotinia calthae	Ansonia leptopus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Botryotinia calthae is an ascomycete fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae, the sexual stage of a Botrytis-like pathogen that infects marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) in wetland habitats. It forms sclerotia in infected plant tissue that persist in soil to initiate future infections. As a necrotrophic pathogen, it kills host tissue and then feeds on the resulting dead material.

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.