Big Dipper Firefly vs Brown Slender Toad

Photinus pyralis compared with Ansonia leptopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Amphibia (amphibien)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anura (anoures)
Family	Lampyridae	Bufonidae
Genus	Photinus	Ansonia
Species	Photinus pyralis	Ansonia leptopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Dipper Firefly and Brown Slender Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Brown Slender Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Dipper Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Big Dipper Firefly

The Big Dipper Firefly (Photinus pyralis) is a species in the genus Photinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.