Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Red Hamburger Bean

Ambystoma laterale compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Red Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red Hamburger Bean
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	Mucuna
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red Hamburger Bean
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 Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.