Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Indian-plum

Ambystoma laterale compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Flacourtia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Indian-plum
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.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.