Betic Midwife Toad vs ribbed grass snail

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Alytidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Alytes	Vallonia
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

Betic Midwife Toad and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (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.