Blue-Spotted Salamander vs mountain willow

Ambystoma laterale compared with Salix barclayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	mountain willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Salix
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Salix barclayi

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

mountain willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	mountain willow
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 willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.