Blue-Spotted Salamander vs mountain notchwort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Tritomaria scitula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	mountain notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Tritomaria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Tritomaria scitula

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

mountain notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	mountain notchwort
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.

mountain notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.