Barred Tiger Salamander vs Forcipate Firetail

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Telebasis versicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barred Tiger Salamander Forcipate Firetail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Insecta (Insects)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Ambystomatidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Ambystoma Telebasis
Species Ambystoma mavortium Telebasis versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Tiger Salamander and Forcipate Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Forcipate Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barred Tiger Salamander Forcipate Firetail
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.

Forcipate Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Forcipate Firetail

No description available.

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