Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Laurel

Ambystoma laterale compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Guatteria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Laurel
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.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.