Blue-Spotted Salamander vs snow buttercup

Ambystoma laterale compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Ranunculus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	snow buttercup
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.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.