Brown Slender Toad vs Streamside Swordfern

Ansonia leptopus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bufonidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Nephrolepis
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.