Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Frog Hakea

Ambystoma laterale compared with Hakea nitida

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Frog Hakea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Frog Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Hakea
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Hakea nitida

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Frog Hakea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Frog Hakea
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.

Frog Hakea

Habitat

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

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.