Chinese giant salamander vs Mingan Grapefern

Andrias davidianus compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

• Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese giant salamander	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Cryptobranchidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Andrias	Botrychium
Species	Andrias davidianus	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese giant salamander	Mingan Grapefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.