Blue-Spotted Salamander vs bog-asphodel

Ambystoma laterale compared with Narthecium americanum

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while bog-asphodel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	bog-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Nartheciaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Narthecium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Narthecium americanum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	bog-asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Spotted Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

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.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.