Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Eastern Dotted Border

Ambystoma laterale compared with Mylothris agathina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Eastern Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Pieridae
Genus	Ambystoma	Mylothris
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Mylothris agathina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Eastern Dotted Border
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.

Eastern Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.