Brown Slender Toad vs Floating Fern

Ansonia leptopus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bufonidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Salvinia
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.