Blue-Spotted Salamander vs camash

Ambystoma laterale compared with Camassia quamash

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	camash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Camassia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Camassia quamash

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

camash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	camash
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.

camash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.

camash

The Camash (Camassia quamash) is a species in the genus Camassia. Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.