Betic Midwife Toad vs Greater dodder

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Alytidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alytes	Cuscuta
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.