Brown Slender Toad vs limestone fern

Ansonia leptopus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bufonidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Gymnocarpium
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.