American Toad vs Stink-Pippau

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Crepis foetida

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while Stink-Pippau is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Stink-Pippau
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Bufonidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anaxyrus	Crepis
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Crepis foetida

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Stink-Pippau

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Stink-Pippau
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.

Stink-Pippau

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States