Betic Midwife Toad vs grape ground-cherry

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Physalis viscosa

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while grape ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	grape ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Alytidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alytes	Physalis
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Physalis viscosa

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

grape ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	grape ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

grape ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.