Axolotl: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the axolotl lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ambystoma mexicanum
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Mass	8 oz (≈0.23 kg)
Length	18 in (≈0.46 m)
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Ambystomatidae

Where does the axolotl live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the axolotl in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an axolotl?

Wikidata records the following for the axolotl: mass 8 oz (≈0.23 kg); length 18 in (≈0.46 m).

Is the axolotl endangered?

The axolotl’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the axolotl?

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Ambystomatidae, genus Ambystoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the axolotl

The axolotl ( ; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ; Ambystoma mexicanum) is a species of mole salamander. It is neotenic, reaching sexual maturity without undergoing metamorphosis, and the adults remain fully aquatic with obvious external gills. Axolotls may be difficult to distinguish from the larval stage of other neotenic adult mole salamanders, in particular the tiger salamander, or other species such as mudpuppies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Axolotl (revision 1379478357), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q22718 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).