Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Staggerweed

Ambystoma laterale compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Staggerweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Dicentra
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Staggerweed
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.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.