Axolotl
Common Name:
Axolotl
Scientific Name:
Ambystoma mexicanum
IUCN Status:
Critically Endangered
Risks: Risks to axolotl include overfishing, habitat loss and pollution. Pollution weakens young Axolotls making them more susceptible to disease and predators.
Diet: Their diet consists of mollusks, worms, anthropods and small fish.
Size: 14 to 45 cm
Weight: 56 to 226 g
Lifespan: Lifespan of an Axolotl is 10 to 15 years.
Fun Facts
- Axolotls live their entire lives underwater.
- Axolotls are only native to Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco in the Valley of Mexico. Lake Chalco no longer exists, and Lake Xochimilco mainly consists of canals.
- Their name is pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-Tuhl.
- Axolotls are used extensively in research as a model organism. Most research focuses on the regeneration of lost appendages and vital structures including tail, limbs nervous system and tissues of the eye and heart.
About Us
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