Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Irish Threadwort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Telaranea
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.