Blue-Spotted Salamander vs silk-floss tree

Ambystoma laterale compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	silk-floss tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Ceiba
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	silk-floss tree
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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.