Brown Slender Toad vs Hover fly

Ansonia leptopus compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bufonidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Ansonia	Eristalis
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.