Brown Slender Toad vs flax dodder

Ansonia leptopus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bufonidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Cuscuta
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 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.