Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Hooker's onion

Ambystoma laterale compared with Allium acuminatum

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Hooker's onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Hooker's onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Allium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Allium acuminatum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Hooker's onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Hooker's onion
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.

Hooker's onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.