Brown Slender Toad vs Scuttle fly

Ansonia leptopus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bufonidae	Phoridae
Genus	Ansonia	Megaselia
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.