Brown Slender Toad vs Nutmeg

Ansonia leptopus compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Bufonidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Myristica
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.