Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Cuckoo-Bread

Ambystoma laterale compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Oxalis
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Cuckoo-Bread
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.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.