Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Lesser Whipwort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Bazzania
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Lesser Whipwort
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.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.