Blue-Spotted Salamander vs tree-cricket

Ambystoma laterale compared with Oecanthus pellucens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	tree-cricket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Gryllidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Oecanthus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Oecanthus pellucens

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-Spotted Salamander and tree-cricket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

tree-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	tree-cricket
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.

tree-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

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.