Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Ambystoma laterale compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Colchicum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

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.