Blue-Spotted Salamander vs fern-leaf aralia

Ambystoma laterale compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Polyscias
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	fern-leaf aralia
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.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), 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.