Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Dark Stonewort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Characeae
Genus	Ambystoma	Nitella
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dark Stonewort
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.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.