Blue-Spotted Salamander vs provision-tree

Ambystoma laterale compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Pachira
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	provision-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.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.