Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Papyrus

Ambystoma laterale compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Caudata (도롱뇽목)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Cyperus
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Papyrus
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.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.