Barred Tiger Salamander vs Elephant Apple

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Dillenia
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Tiger Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.