Brown Slender Toad vs

Ansonia leptopus compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Bufonidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Ansonia	Hypoxylon
Species	Ansonia leptopus	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.