Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Prickly Heath

Ambystoma laterale compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Gaultheria
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.