Brown Slender Toad vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Ansonia leptopus compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Marsh Straw Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Marsh Straw Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Bufonidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Carex
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Marsh Straw Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.