Brown Slender Toad vs Lesser Crestwort

Ansonia leptopus compared with Lophocolea minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bufonidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Lophocolea
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Lesser Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.