Brown Slender Toad vs Horsetail

Ansonia leptopus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Bufonidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Equisetum
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Horsetail

Habitat

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

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.