Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Elephant Apple

Ambystoma laterale compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Dillenia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and 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.