Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Devil's backbone

Ambystoma laterale compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

  • Blue-Spotted Salamander is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-Spotted Salamander Devil's backbone
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Caudata (ซาลาแมนเดอร์) Saxifragales (อันดับอัสดง)
Family Ambystomatidae Crassulaceae
Genus Ambystoma Kalanchoe
Species Ambystoma laterale Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-Spotted Salamander Devil's backbone
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.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.

Devil's backbone

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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