Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cyperus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Red-Root Flat Sedge
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-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, 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.