Blue-Spotted Salamander vs low nutrush

Ambystoma laterale compared with Scleria verticillata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	low nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Scleria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Scleria verticillata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

low nutrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	low nutrush
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.

low nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.