Blue-Spotted Salamander vs sweet azalea

Ambystoma laterale compared with Rhododendron arborescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	sweet azalea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Rhododendron
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Rhododendron arborescens

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

sweet azalea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	sweet azalea
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.

sweet azalea

Habitat

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

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.