Barred Tiger Salamander vs Jumping cholla

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cylindropuntia
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	Jumping cholla
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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.