Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Seaside barley

Ambystoma laterale compared with Hordeum marinum

Key Differences

Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Seaside barley is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Seaside barley
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	Hordeum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Hordeum marinum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Seaside barley

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Seaside barley
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.

Seaside barley

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.