Brown Slender Toad vs False Puffball

Ansonia leptopus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Bufonidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Reticularia
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (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.