Brown Slender Toad vs Hidden-Scale Sedge

Ansonia leptopus compared with Carex cryptolepis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bufonidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Carex
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Carex cryptolepis

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Hidden-Scale Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Hidden-Scale Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.