American Toad vs Mergo copetón

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Mergus serrator

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Mergo copetón
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Bufonidae	Anatidae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Mergus
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Mergus serrator

Evolutionary Relationship

American Toad and Mergo copetón share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Mergo copetón

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Mergo copetón
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.

Mergo copetón

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Mergo copetón

El serreta mediana (Mergus serrator) esta clasificada como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es una especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservacion.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States