Blue-Spotted Salamander vs sheathed cholla

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cylindropuntia tunicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	sheathed cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cylindropuntia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cylindropuntia tunicata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

sheathed cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	sheathed cholla
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.

sheathed cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, Italy, and South Africa.

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.