arrowroot vs Betic Midwife Toad

Thalia geniculata compared with Alytes dickhilleni

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Betic Midwife Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Salpidae	Alytidae
Genus	Thalia	Alytes
Species	Thalia geniculata	Alytes dickhilleni

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Betic Midwife Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Betic Midwife Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.