Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Subulate Bladderwort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Utricularia subulata

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Subulate Bladderwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Subulate Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Utricularia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Utricularia subulata

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Subulate Bladderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Subulate Bladderwort
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.

Subulate Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Europe (Portugal), North America (Canada, Cuba), 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.