Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Carelessweed

Ambystoma laterale compared with Amaranthus spinosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Carelessweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Amaranthus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Amaranthus spinosus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Carelessweed
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.

Carelessweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States