Blue-Spotted Salamander vs silver nailroot

Ambystoma laterale compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Paronychia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	silver nailroot
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.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.