Blue-Spotted Salamander vs lance-leaf arrowhead

Ambystoma laterale compared with Sagittaria lancifolia

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while lance-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	lance-leaf arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Sagittaria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Sagittaria lancifolia

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

lance-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	lance-leaf arrowhead
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.

lance-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, France, and Romania.

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.