Betic Midwife Toad vs wormseed

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while wormseed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	wormseed
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	Artemisia
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

wormseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically 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.