Betic Midwife Toad vs Floating Fern

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Alytidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alytes	Salvinia
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.