American Toad vs Brown Rat

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Rattus norvegicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Amphibia (両生類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Anura (カエル)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Bufonidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Anaxyrus	Rattus
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Toad and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Brown Rat
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.

Brown Rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

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.

Brown Rat

ドブネズミ（Rattus norvegicus）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全体に広く生息し個体数は安定しており、緊急の保護上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States