Blue-Spotted Salamander vs smooth heliotrope

Ambystoma laterale compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Heliotropium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	smooth heliotrope
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.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.