Blue-Spotted Salamander vs flax darnel

Ambystoma laterale compared with Lolium remotum

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while flax darnel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	flax darnel
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	Lolium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Lolium remotum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

flax darnel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	flax darnel
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.

flax darnel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.