Blue-Spotted Salamander vs tiny door snail

Ambystoma laterale compared with Clausilia rugosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Clausilia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and tiny door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	tiny door snail
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.

tiny door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.