Blue-Spotted Salamander vs shining scabious

Ambystoma laterale compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Scabiosa
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	shining scabious
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.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.