Arboreal salamander vs Rootless Duckweed

Aneides lugubris compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Arboreal salamander is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arboreal salamander	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Plethodontidae	Araceae
Genus	Aneides	Wolffia
Species	Aneides lugubris	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Arboreal salamander

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arboreal salamander	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.