Blue-Spotted Salamander vs roundleaf toothcup

Ambystoma laterale compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Rotala
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	roundleaf toothcup
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.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, 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.