Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Jumping cholla

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cylindropuntia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Jumping cholla
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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.