Blue-Spotted Salamander vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Ambystoma laterale compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Rauvolfia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	four-leaf devil-pepper
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.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.