Blue-Spotted Salamander vs drought grass

Ambystoma laterale compared with Ischaemum muticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	drought grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Ischaemum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Ischaemum muticum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

drought grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	drought grass
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.

drought grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.