Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Year Bean

Ambystoma laterale compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Phaseolus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.