Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Parasol leaf tree

Ambystoma laterale compared with Macaranga tanarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Parasol leaf tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Macaranga
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Macaranga tanarius

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Parasol leaf tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Parasol leaf tree
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.

Parasol leaf tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and United States.

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.