Beautiful Plume vs Piebald Alpine Toad

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Scutiger maculatus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Piebald Alpine Toad is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Piebald Alpine Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Amphibia (Amphibien)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Anura (Froschlurche)
Family	Pterophoridae	Megophryidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Scutiger
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Scutiger maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Piebald Alpine Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Piebald Alpine Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Piebald Alpine Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Piebald Alpine Toad

Habitat

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

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.