Barred Tiger Salamander vs Tickclover

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barred Tiger Salamander Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Ambystomatidae Fabaceae
Genus Ambystoma Desmodium
Species Ambystoma mavortium Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barred Tiger Salamander Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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