Barred Tiger Salamander vs Yellow Dodder

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Barred Tiger Salamander is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barred Tiger Salamander Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Ambystomatidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Ambystoma Cuscuta
Species Ambystoma mavortium Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barred Tiger Salamander Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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