Blue-Spotted Salamander vs cup grass

Ambystoma laterale compared with Eriochloa crebra

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while cup grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	cup grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Eriochloa
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Eriochloa crebra

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

cup grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	cup grass
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.

cup grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, 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.