Betic Midwife Toad vs Tickclover

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

  • Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Betic Midwife Toad Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Alytes dickhilleni Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Betic Midwife Toad Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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