Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Cork Tree

Ambystoma laterale compared with Commiphora pyracanthoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Cork Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Commiphora
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Commiphora pyracanthoides

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Cork Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Cork Tree
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.

Cork Tree

Habitat

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

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.