Brown Slender Toad vs Crinan Ear

Ansonia leptopus compared with Amphipoea crinanensis

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Crinan Ear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Crinan Ear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bufonidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Ansonia	Amphipoea
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Amphipoea crinanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Crinan Ear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Crinan Ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.