Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Pacific Maple

Ambystoma laterale compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Aglaia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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

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.