Blue-Spotted Salamander vs Dwarf eelgrass

Ambystoma laterale compared with Zostera japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dwarf eelgrass
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)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Caudata (有尾目)	Alismatales (泽泻目)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Zostera
Species	Ambystoma laterale	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Blue-Spotted Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Dwarf eelgrass
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.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.