Brown Slender Toad vs Dotted Ermel

Ansonia leptopus compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Dotted Ermel
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	Ethmiidae
Genus	Ansonia	Ethmia
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.