Ambystoma californiense
VUVulnerable

Ambystoma californiense

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_tiger_salamander

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AMPHIBIA

Order

CAUDATA

Family

AMBYSTOMATIDAE

Genus

Ambystoma

Ambystoma californiense belongs to the family AMBYSTOMATIDAE, order CAUDATA, within the AMPHIBIA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Caves and subterranean habitatsMajor
04Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Fire & fire suppression

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Intentional use: hunting/trapping

Ongoing

Introduced genetic material

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

Roads & railroads

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Habitat & natural process restoration
Species recovery
Legislation
06Range

Found in 1 Country

Community

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Ambystoma californiense (Ambystoma californiense). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/california-tiger-salamander

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