Betic Midwife Toad vs Field Chickweed

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Cerastium arvense

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Field Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Field Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Alytidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Alytes	Cerastium
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Cerastium arvense

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Field Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Field Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Field Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

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.