Blue-Spotted Salamander vs hollong

Ambystoma laterale compared with Dipterocarpus retusus

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while hollong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	hollong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Dipterocarpus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Dipterocarpus retusus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

hollong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	hollong
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.

hollong

Habitat

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

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.