Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Leach's bithynia

Ambystoma laterale compared with Bithynia leachii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Leach's bithynia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Bithyniidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Bithynia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Bithynia leachii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and Leach's bithynia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Leach's bithynia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Leach's bithynia
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.

Leach's bithynia

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.