Blue-Spotted Salamander vs cotton fireweed

Ambystoma laterale compared with Senecio quadridentatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	cotton fireweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Senecio
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Senecio quadridentatus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

cotton fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	cotton fireweed
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.

cotton fireweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.