American Toad vs Dog tick

Anaxyrus americanus compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• American Toad is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Toad	Dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Amphibia (amfibiler)	Arachnida (Örümceğimsiler)
Order	Anura (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)	Ixodida (Kene)
Family	Bufonidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anaxyrus	Ixodes
Species	Anaxyrus americanus	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

American Toad and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Toad	Dog tick
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.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

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.