Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Monkey comb

Ambystoma laterale compared with Amphilophium crucigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Monkey comb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Amphilophium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Amphilophium crucigerum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Monkey comb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Monkey comb
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.

Monkey comb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.