Blue-Spotted Salamander vs large pheasant's-eye

Ambystoma laterale compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Adonis
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large pheasant's-eye
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 pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.