Blue-Spotted Salamander vs red spiderling

Ambystoma laterale compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-Spotted Salamander red spiderling
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (Amphibians) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caudata (Caudata) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Ambystomatidae Nyctaginaceae
Genus Ambystoma Boerhavia
Species Ambystoma laterale Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-Spotted Salamander red spiderling
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 spiderling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

red spiderling

No description available.

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