Blue-Spotted Salamander vs spear grass

Ambystoma laterale compared with Nassella hyalina

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while spear grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	spear grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Nassella
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Nassella hyalina

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

spear grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	spear grass
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.

spear grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, 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.