Betic Midwife Toad vs Cutleaf geranium

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Geranium dissectum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Betic Midwife Toad Cutleaf geranium
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family Alytidae Geraniaceae
Genus Alytes Geranium
Species Alytes dickhilleni Geranium dissectum

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Cutleaf geranium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Betic Midwife Toad Cutleaf geranium
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Cutleaf geranium

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan, South Korea), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cutleaf geranium

No description available.

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