Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Smooth hawksbeard

Ambystoma laterale compared with Crepis capillaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Smooth hawksbeard
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Amphibia (両生類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Caudata (有尾目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ambystoma	Crepis
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Crepis capillaris

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Smooth hawksbeard
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.

Smooth hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States