Betic Midwife Toad vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Alytidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alytes	Ranunculus
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and United States.

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.