Blue-Spotted Salamander vs slender suckling clover

Ambystoma laterale compared with Trifolium micranthum

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while slender suckling clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	slender suckling clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Trifolium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Trifolium micranthum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

slender suckling clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	slender suckling clover
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.

slender suckling clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.