Brown Slender Toad vs cow-itch

Ansonia leptopus compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bufonidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Mucuna
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

cow-itch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.