Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Hairy sensitive pea

Ambystoma laterale compared with Chamaecrista pilosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Hairy sensitive pea
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	Chamaecrista
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Chamaecrista pilosa

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Hairy sensitive pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Hairy sensitive pea
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.

Hairy sensitive pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and 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.