Betic Midwife Toad vs hooked-pepperwort

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Alytidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Alytes	Marsilea
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.