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Black toad vs Western toad

Both belong to the genus Anaxyrus, so they are close relatives.

Black toad (Anaxyrus exsul)
Black toad VUVulnerable
Photo: Scott Trageser · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
Western toad LCLeast Concern
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a black toad and a western toad?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • Both belong to the genus Anaxyrus, so they are close relatives.
  • The black toad is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the western toad is Least Concern.

Side by side

Black toadWestern toad
Scientific nameAnaxyrus exsulAnaxyrus boreas
FamilyBufonidaeBufonidae
OrderAnuraAnura
Weight52 gNot recorded
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodarthropodsarthropods, leaves
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusVulnerableLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

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