Anderson's Salamander vs grand ammannia

Ambystoma andersoni compared with Ammannia robusta

Key Differences

• Anderson's Salamander is Critically Endangered while grand ammannia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson's Salamander	grand ammannia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Ammannia
Species	Ambystoma andersoni	Ammannia robusta

Conservation Status

Anderson's Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

grand ammannia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson's Salamander	grand ammannia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anderson's Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

grand ammannia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and Spain.

Anderson's Salamander

The Anderson's Salamander (Ambystoma andersoni) is a species in the genus Ambystoma. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.