Blue-Spotted Salamander vs erect spiderling

Ambystoma laterale compared with Boerhavia erecta

Key Differences

  • Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while erect spiderling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-Spotted Salamander erect spiderling
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Ambystomatidae Nyctaginaceae
Genus Ambystoma Boerhavia
Species Ambystoma laterale Boerhavia erecta

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

erect spiderling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-Spotted Salamander erect spiderling
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.

erect spiderling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

erect spiderling

No description available.

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