Brown Slender Toad vs Irish Major

Ansonia leptopus compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bufonidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Ansonia	Oxycera
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.