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Axolotls may be confused with the larval stage of the closely related tiger salamander (A. tigrinum), which are widespread in much of North America and occasionally become paedomorphic, or with mudpuppies (Necturus spp.), fully aquatic salamanders from a different family that are not closely related to the axolotl but bear a superficial ...
His name was Xolotl, and he took the form of a salamander to avoid sacrifice. ... (IUCN) has placed the axolotl on their Red List as of 2020. Listed as critically endangered, it’s believed there ...
The internet’s favorite salamander, only found in the wild in Mexico’s Lake Xochimilco, is critically endangered. Here’s how people are fighting to save them. Why axolotls seem to be ...
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system. . Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmenta
The vernacular name achoque is derived from the Purépecha word "achójki". The term is synonymous with the Nahuatl word "axolotl", or the Spanish "Ajolote", which is broadly applied to all aquatic forms of branchiate salamanders. [5] The precise meaning of "achójki" is not known, but it might mean mud. [10]
The species include a fruit bat, two species of fish, eight types of mussels and 10 types of birds.
List of least concern amphibians; List of near threatened amphibians; List of vulnerable amphibians; List of endangered amphibians; List of critically endangered amphibians; List of data deficient amphibians
This is a complete list of endangered mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.