Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Korean maple

Ambystoma laterale compared with Acer pseudosieboldianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Korean maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Acer
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Acer pseudosieboldianum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Korean maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Korean maple
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.

Korean maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.