Betic Midwife Toad vs three-nerved sedge

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	three-nerved sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (amfibiler)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Kuyruksuz kurbağalar)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Alytidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alytes	Carex
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Carex trinervis

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	three-nerved sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

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

three-nerved sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.