Blue-Spotted Salamander vs large painted-lady

Ambystoma laterale compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Gladiolus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.