Brown Slender Toad vs cotton aphid

Ansonia leptopus compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bufonidae	Aphididae
Genus	Ansonia	Aphis
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.