Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Indian-rice

Ambystoma laterale compared with Fritillaria camschatcensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Indian-rice
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Fritillaria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Fritillaria camschatcensis

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Indian-rice

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Indian-rice
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-rice

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.