Brown Slender Toad vs Horse botfly

Ansonia leptopus compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bufonidae	Oestridae
Genus	Ansonia	Gasterophilus
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Slender Toad and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.