Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Glaucous Willow

Ambystoma laterale compared with Salix glauca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Glaucous Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Salix
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Salix glauca

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Glaucous Willow
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 Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, 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.