Blue-Spotted Salamander vs scratch grass

Ambystoma laterale compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	scratch grass
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.