Brown Slender Toad vs Duckweed

Ansonia leptopus compared with Lemna trisulca

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Duckweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bufonidae	Araceae
Genus	Ansonia	Lemna
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Lemna trisulca

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). 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.