Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Red ash

Ambystoma laterale compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Alphitonia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, 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.