Betic Midwife Toad vs Prickly Heath

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Alytidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alytes	Gaultheria
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.