OceaniaLeast concern
Cane toad
Rhinella marina
A big toad from the Americas that people brought to Australia in 1935 to eat beetles in sugar-cane fields.
- Weight
- Up to 1.5 kg
- Size
- Up to 24 cm long
- Lifespan
- 10–15 years
- Top speed
- Short hops
- Diet
- Almost anything it can swallow
How heavy is that?
About 4% of a 40 kg kid
Where it lives
Three things to know
- It didn't eat the beetles, but it spread across northern Australia.
- Its poison harms animals that try to eat it, like quolls and snakes.
- A female can lay over 30,000 eggs at once.
Compare with…
- Weight
- Cane toad1.5 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe kid weighs about 27× as much as the cane toad
- Size
- Cane toad24 cmA 10-year-old kid1.4 mThe kid is about 6× as big as the cane toad
- Top speed
- Cane toad—A 10-year-old kid20 km/hToo slow to time
- Lifespan
- Cane toad15 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe kid can live about 5× as long as the cane toad
Food chain
- LeavesProducer
- Insects
Cane toadThis animal