Blue-Spotted Salamander vs pignut

Ambystoma laterale compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Mesosphaerum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.