Baby’s Tears vs Barred Tiger Salamander

Lindernia rotundifolia compared with Ambystoma mavortium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baby’s Tears	Barred Tiger Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Linderniaceae	Ambystomatidae
Genus	Lindernia	Ambystoma
Species	Lindernia rotundifolia	Ambystoma mavortium

Conservation Status

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baby’s Tears	Barred Tiger Salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Barred Tiger Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Barred Tiger Salamander

The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species in the genus Ambystoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.