Barred Tiger Salamander vs Blistering Ammania

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Ammannia baccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barred Tiger Salamander Blistering Ammania
Kingdom Animalia (动物界) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class Amphibia (两栖动物) Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order Caudata (有尾目) Myrtales (桃金娘目)
Family Ambystomatidae Lythraceae
Genus Ambystoma Ammannia
Species Ambystoma mavortium Ammannia baccifera

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barred Tiger Salamander Blistering Ammania
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Tiger Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Barred Tiger Salamander

The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) 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.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

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