Betic Midwife Toad vs Flat Wrack

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Alytidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Alytes	Fucus
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.