Axolotl

Scientific name: Ambystoma mexicanum

Class: Vertebrates

Continent: Central America and the Caribbean

Habitat: Freshwater lakes and streams of Mexico

Diet: Carnivore

Size: 8 - 2 Inches

Despite Their Adorable Appearance, Axolotls Are Predators

Despite their adorable appearance, axolotls are predators. Their fluffy "hairdo" is actually a set of gills, that unlike most salamanders, they keep for life.While they are critically endangered in the wild, these cute carnivores are often kept as pets in home aquariums where they can often be found sitting entirely still for long periods of time awaiting unsuspecting food to swim by before they gulp it down whole. As if that wan't cool enough, they have the amazing ability to regenerate damaged body parts, even their spinal cords and parts of the brain!

Conservation Status

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated