Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Fringed rue

Ambystoma laterale compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Ruta
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.