Blue-Spotted Salamander vs white evening-primrose

Ambystoma laterale compared with Oenothera speciosa

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while white evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	white evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Oenothera
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Oenothera speciosa

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

white evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	white evening-primrose
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.

white evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.