Blue-Spotted Salamander vs desert mock orange

Ambystoma laterale compared with Philadelphus microphyllus

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while desert mock orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	desert mock orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Philadelphus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Philadelphus microphyllus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

desert mock orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	desert mock orange
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.

desert mock orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.