Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Short Pipe-Wort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Eriocaulon
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Short Pipe-Wort
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.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.