Barred Tiger Salamander vs Touch-me-not

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Melianthus
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.