Southern Crested Newt vs Southern Marbled Newt

Triturus karelinii compared with Triturus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Southern Crested Newt is Least Concern while Southern Marbled Newt is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern Crested Newt	Southern Marbled Newt
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Amphibia (amphibien)	Amphibia (amphibien)
Order same	Caudata (Caudata)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family same	Salamandridae	Salamandridae
Genus same	Triturus	Triturus
Species	Triturus karelinii	Triturus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Southern Crested Newt and Southern Marbled Newt share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Triturus.

Conservation Status

Southern Crested Newt

LC — Least Concern

Southern Marbled Newt

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Southern Crested Newt	Southern Marbled Newt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Crested Newt

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Southern Marbled Newt

Habitat

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