Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Western wallflower

Ambystoma laterale compared with Erysimum capitatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Western wallflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Erysimum
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Erysimum capitatum

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Western wallflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Western wallflower
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.

Western wallflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Mexico 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.