Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Red Rice

Ambystoma laterale compared with Oryza punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red Rice
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red Rice
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 Rice

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across India and Taiwan.

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.