Blue-Spotted Salamander vs cricket-ball hakea

Ambystoma laterale compared with Hakea platysperma

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while cricket-ball hakea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	cricket-ball hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Hakea
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Hakea platysperma

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

cricket-ball hakea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	cricket-ball hakea
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.

cricket-ball hakea

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.