Mango Gorginegro vs Blue-Spotted Salamander

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Ambystoma laterale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mango Gorginegro Blue-Spotted Salamander
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Aves (Birds) Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Caudata (Urodela)
Family Trochilidae Ambystomatidae
Genus Anthracothorax Ambystoma
Species Anthracothorax nigricollis Ambystoma laterale

Evolutionary Relationship

Mango Gorginegro and Blue-Spotted Salamander share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Mango Gorginegro

LC — Least Concern

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mango Gorginegro Blue-Spotted Salamander
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mango Gorginegro

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Blue-Spotted Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in United States.

Mango Gorginegro

Un colibrí grande y llamativo de los bosques tropicales desde el sur de México hasta Argentina, los mangos gorginegros presentan un marcado dimorfismo sexual: los machos exhiben una garganta y pecho negro brillante con flancos violáceos y verdes y una llamativa cola morada, mientras que las hembras son blancas por debajo con una franja negra central. Habitan bordes de bosque, claros y jardines, donde defienden agresivamente los árboles en floración. Los machos realizan espectaculares vuelos de exhibición a la altura del dosel forestal. Catalogada como Preocupación Menor en toda su amplia área de distribución neotropical.

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.

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