Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Dafodill

Ambystoma laterale compared with Narcissus albimarginatus

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Dafodill is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dafodill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Narcissus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Narcissus albimarginatus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Dafodill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dafodill
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.

Dafodill

Habitat

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

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.