Barred Tiger Salamander vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Barred Tiger Salamander is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Colchicum
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.