Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Ambystoma laterale compared with Montia parvifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Montiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Montia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Small-Leaved Blinks
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.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.

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.