Blue-Spotted Salamander vs pinto peanut

Ambystoma laterale compared with Arachis pintoi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	pinto peanut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Arachis
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Arachis pintoi

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

pinto peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	pinto peanut
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.

pinto peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.