Brown Slender Toad vs Eastern Waterleaf

Ansonia leptopus compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bufonidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Hydrophyllum
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Eastern Waterleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.