Brown Slender Toad vs Variable flatsedge

Ansonia leptopus compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Slender Toad Variable flatsedge
Kingdom Animalia (животные) Plantae (растения)
Phylum Chordata (хордовые) Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class Amphibia (земноводные) Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order Anura (бесхвостые земноводные) Poales (злакоцветные)
Family Bufonidae Cyperaceae
Genus Ansonia Cyperus
Species Ansonia leptopus Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Slender Toad Variable flatsedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Variable flatsedge

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Variable flatsedge

No description available.

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