Barred Tiger Salamander vs River False Buttonweed

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Spermacoce
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	River False Buttonweed
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.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.