Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Leafless Ballart

Ambystoma laterale compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Exocarpos
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

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.