Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Dotted Firefly

Ambystoma laterale compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Ambystoma	Lucidota
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dotted Firefly
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.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States