Is it possible to identify a hash type?

Question

I know you can compare the length but many hash types have the same lengths.

Is there a way to identify a hash\'s type and whether it has been salted?

For ex

Answer 1

That particular example is a 32 character alphanumeric representation, which is almost certainly MD5.

SHA-1 usually comes as a 40 character alphanumeric string (as does SHA-0)

MD5 and SHA-1 account for the vast majority of hashes you'll find in the wild.