Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Cowberry Redleaf

Ambystoma laterale compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Exobasidium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Cowberry Redleaf
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.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.