Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Devil's backbone

Ambystoma laterale compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Kalanchoe
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Devil's backbone
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.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States