Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Vegetable fern

Ambystoma laterale compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Diplazium
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.