Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Sour Prickle

Ambystoma laterale compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Opuntia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Sour Prickle
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.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), 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.