Blue-Spotted Salamander vs teasel sedge

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cyperus echinatus

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while teasel sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	teasel sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cyperus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cyperus echinatus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

teasel sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	teasel sedge
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.

teasel sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Japan, Portugal, 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.