Betic Midwife Toad vs Castor

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (उभयचर)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Anura (मेंढक)	Malpighiales (मालपिग्यालेस)
Family	Alytidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alytes	Ricinus
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

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.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi