Betic Midwife Toad vs Sieva bean

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

  • Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Betic Midwife Toad Sieva bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Alytidae Fabaceae
Genus Alytes Phaseolus
Species Alytes dickhilleni Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Betic Midwife Toad Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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