Brown Slender Toad vs Chinaroot

Ansonia leptopus compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bufonidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Dioscorea
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Chinaroot

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.