Betic Midwife Toad vs Stinking Hawk's-beard

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Crepis foetida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Betic Midwife Toad Stinking Hawk's-beard
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Alytidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Alytes Crepis
Species Alytes dickhilleni Crepis foetida

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Stinking Hawk's-beard

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Betic Midwife Toad Stinking Hawk's-beard
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Stinking Hawk's-beard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Stinking Hawk's-beard

No description available.

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