Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Dickie's bladder-fern

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cystopteris dickieana

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dickie's bladder-fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cystopteris
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cystopteris dickieana

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dickie's bladder-fern
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.

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.