Blue-Spotted Salamander vs forked veilwort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Metzgeria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.