Blue-Spotted Salamander vs large-seed dodder

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cuscuta
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	large-seed dodder
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-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.