Blue-Spotted Salamander vs yellow monkey-flower

Ambystoma laterale compared with Erythranthe lutea

Key Differences

• Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while yellow monkey-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	yellow monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Erythranthe
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Erythranthe lutea

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

yellow monkey-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	yellow monkey-flower
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.

yellow monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, India, Norway, and Sweden.

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.