Blistering Ammania vs Spotted Salamander

Ammannia baccifera compared with Ambystoma maculatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Spotted Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Lythraceae	Ambystomatidae
Genus	Ammannia	Ambystoma
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Ambystoma maculatum

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Spotted Salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Spotted Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian