Brown Slender Toad vs Dowdy Plume

Ansonia leptopus compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Dowdy Plume
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	Pterophoridae
Genus	Ansonia	Stenoptilia
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.