Betic Midwife Toad vs foothill flat sedge

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Cyperus amabilis

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while foothill flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Alytidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alytes	Cyperus
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, 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.