Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Ambystoma laterale compared with Danthonia compressa

Key Differences

Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Flat-Stem Oat 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	Danthonia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Danthonia compressa

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Flat-Stem Oat 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.

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.