Chinese giant salamander vs spurred threadwort

Andrias davidianus compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese giant salamander	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cryptobranchidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Andrias	Cephaloziella
Species	Andrias davidianus	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese giant salamander	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.