Blue-Spotted Salamander vs German-asphodel

Ambystoma laterale compared with Tofieldia calyculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	German-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Tofieldia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Tofieldia calyculata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

German-asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	German-asphodel
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.

German-asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.