Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Green Emerald Damselfly

Ambystoma laterale compared with Chalcolestes viridis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Green Emerald Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lestidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Chalcolestes
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Chalcolestes viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and Green Emerald Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Green Emerald Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Green Emerald Damselfly
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.

Green Emerald Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.