Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Crested Oval Sedge

Ambystoma laterale compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Carex
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Crested Oval Sedge
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.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.