Arrowhead Spiketail vs Betic Midwife Toad

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Alytes dickhilleni

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Betic Midwife Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Alytidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Alytes
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Alytes dickhilleni

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Betic Midwife Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Betic Midwife Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Betic Midwife Toad

The Betic Midwife Toad (Alytes dickhilleni) is a species in the genus Alytes. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.