American Toad vs lime prickly-ash

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Key Differences

  • American Toad is Least Concern while lime prickly-ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Toad lime prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Amphibia (양서류) Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order Anura (개구리목) Sapindales (무환자나무목)
Family Bufonidae Rutaceae
Genus Anaxyrus Zanthoxylum
Species Anaxyrus americanus Zanthoxylum fagara

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

lime prickly-ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Toad lime prickly-ash
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.

lime prickly-ash

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

lime prickly-ash

No description available.

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