Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Stemless Gentian

Ambystoma laterale compared with Gentiana acaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Gentiana
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Stemless Gentian
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.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.