Blue-Spotted Salamander vs leucothoe

Ambystoma laterale compared with Leucothoe axillaris

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while leucothoe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	leucothoe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Leucothoe
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Leucothoe axillaris

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

leucothoe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	leucothoe
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.

leucothoe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.