Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Meadow barley

Ambystoma laterale compared with Hordeum brachyantherum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Meadow barley
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Hordeum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Hordeum brachyantherum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Meadow barley

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Meadow barley
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.

Meadow barley

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States