Betic Midwife Toad vs False Dotted Border

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Belenois thysa

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while False Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alytidae	Pieridae
Genus	Alytes	Belenois
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Betic Midwife Toad and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

False Dotted Border

Habitat

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.