Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Key lime

Ambystoma laterale compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Citrus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States