Blue-Spotted Salamander vs white mugwort

Ambystoma laterale compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	white mugwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Artemisia
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	white mugwort
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 mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.