Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Little Clusterfly

Ambystoma laterale compared with Pollenia griseotomentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Little Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Pollenia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Pollenia griseotomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and Little Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Little Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Little Clusterfly
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.

Little Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.