Brown Slender Toad vs Mud Dauber

Ansonia leptopus compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bufonidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Ansonia	Sceliphron
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 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.