Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Ginger Bush

Ambystoma laterale compared with Pavonia spinifex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Ginger Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Pavonia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Pavonia spinifex

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Ginger Bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Ginger Bush
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.

Ginger Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.