Blue-Spotted Salamander vs limestone scurvygrass

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cochlearia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	limestone scurvygrass
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.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.