Brown Slender Toad vs Gold Tooth

Ansonia leptopus compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Bufonidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Ansonia	Hydnellum
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.