Brown Slender Toad vs Cereal Fly

Ansonia leptopus compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bufonidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Ansonia	Geomyza
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).