Betic Midwife Toad vs Thatching grass

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Alytidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alytes	Hyparrhenia
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.