Blue-Spotted Salamander vs pale echinacea

Ambystoma laterale compared with Echinacea pallida

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while pale echinacea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	pale echinacea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Echinacea
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Echinacea pallida

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

pale echinacea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	pale echinacea
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.

pale echinacea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.