Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Gray Alder

Ambystoma laterale compared with Alnus incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Gray Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Alnus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Alnus incana

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Gray Alder
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.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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.