Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Ambystoma laterale compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Eugenia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Small-leaved Myrtle
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 Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.