Blue-Spotted Salamander vs glaucous cotoneaster

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Key Differences

  • Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while glaucous cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-Spotted Salamander glaucous cotoneaster
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Ambystomatidae Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Ambystoma Cotoneaster
Species Ambystoma laterale Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

glaucous cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-Spotted Salamander glaucous cotoneaster
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.

glaucous cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (United Kingdom), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

glaucous cotoneaster

No description available.

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