crested newt vs Southern Crested Newt

Triturus cristatus compared with Triturus karelinii

Key Differences

• crested newt is Near Threatened while Southern Crested Newt is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested newt	Southern Crested Newt
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Amphibia (両生類)	Amphibia (両生類)
Order same	Caudata (有尾目)	Caudata (有尾目)
Family same	Salamandridae	Salamandridae
Genus same	Triturus	Triturus
Species	Triturus cristatus	Triturus karelinii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

crested newt

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Crested Newt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested newt	Southern Crested Newt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested newt

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Southern Crested Newt

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ukraine.

crested newt

カンムリイモリ（Triturus cristatus）はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類される。絶滅危惧基準に近く、保全措置なしには脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine