black veratrum vs Blue-Spotted Salamander

Veratrum nigrum compared with Ambystoma laterale

Key Differences

• black veratrum is Not Evaluated while Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black veratrum	Blue-Spotted Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Ambystomatidae
Genus	Veratrum	Ambystoma
Species	Veratrum nigrum	Ambystoma laterale

Conservation Status

black veratrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black veratrum	Blue-Spotted Salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black veratrum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Blue-Spotted Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in United States.

black veratrum

The black veratrum (Veratrum nigrum) is a species in the genus Veratrum. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Blue-Spotted Salamander

The Blue-Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) 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.