Brown Slender Toad vs Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Ansonia leptopus compared with Spiraea chamaedryfolia

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Elm-Leaf Spiraea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Elm-Leaf Spiraea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bufonidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ansonia	Spiraea
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Spiraea chamaedryfolia

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Elm-Leaf Spiraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.