Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Dancing Dropwing

Ambystoma laterale compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Trithemis
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and Dancing Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dancing Dropwing
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.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.