Brown Slender Toad vs White Star Apple

Ansonia leptopus compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bufonidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Gambeya
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Slender Toad	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.