Black-Veined White vs Chinese giant salamander

Aporia crataegi compared with Andrias davidianus

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Chinese giant salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Amphibia (động vật lưỡng cư)
Order	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Caudata (Bộ Có đuôi)
Family	Pieridae	Cryptobranchidae
Genus	Aporia	Andrias
Species	Aporia crataegi	Andrias davidianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Chinese giant salamander share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Chinese giant salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Veined White

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.