Arboreal salamander vs Day jessamine

Aneides lugubris compared with Cestrum diurnum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arboreal salamander Day jessamine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Plethodontidae Solanaceae
Genus Aneides Cestrum
Species Aneides lugubris Cestrum diurnum

Conservation Status

Arboreal salamander

LC — Least Concern

Day jessamine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arboreal salamander Day jessamine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arboreal salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Day jessamine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal), North America (Bahamas, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Arboreal salamander

The Arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris) is a species in the genus Aneides. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Day jessamine

No description available.

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