Betic Midwife Toad vs Lined flat bark beetle

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Lined flat bark beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Lined flat bark beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Alytidae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Alytes	Cryptolestes
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Betic Midwife Toad and Lined flat bark beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Lined flat bark beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Lined flat bark beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Lined flat bark beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.