American Toad vs Gemeiner Dungkäfer

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Aphodius fimetarius

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while Gemeiner Dungkäfer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Gemeiner Dungkäfer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Bufonidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Aphodius
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Aphodius fimetarius

Evolutionary Relationship

American Toad and Gemeiner Dungkäfer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Gemeiner Dungkäfer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Gemeiner Dungkäfer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Gemeiner Dungkäfer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

American Toad

The American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a species in the genus Anaxyrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Gemeiner Dungkäfer

Common dung beetle (Aphodius fimetarius) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States