Brown Slender Toad vs Greater dodder

Ansonia leptopus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Slender Toad Greater dodder
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Anura (อันดับกบ) Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family Bufonidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Ansonia Cuscuta
Species Ansonia leptopus Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Slender Toad Greater dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

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

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Greater dodder

No description available.

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