Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Delicate Horsetail

Ambystoma laterale compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Equisetum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Delicate Horsetail
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.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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