Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Orange Featherleg

Ambystoma laterale compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Ambystoma	Platycnemis
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and Orange Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Orange Featherleg
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.

Orange Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.