Blue-Spotted Salamander vs grape ground-cherry

Ambystoma laterale compared with Physalis viscosa

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while grape ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	grape ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Physalis
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Physalis viscosa

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

grape ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	grape ground-cherry
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.

grape ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.