Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Laurustinus

Ambystoma laterale compared with Viburnum tinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Viburnum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Laurustinus
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.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.