Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Goa-bean

Ambystoma laterale compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Psophocarpus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.