Blue-Spotted Salamander vs River False Buttonweed

Ambystoma laterale compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Spermacoce
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	River False Buttonweed
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.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.