Brown Slender Toad vs Shoebutton

Ansonia leptopus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bufonidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Ardisia
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Shoebutton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.