Alligatorweed vs Amazon Darner

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Anax amazili

Key Differences

Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while Amazon Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alligatorweed	Amazon Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Alternanthera	Anax
Species	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Anax amazili

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alligatorweed	Amazon Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Amazon Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Amazon Darner

The Amazon Darner (Anax amazili) is a species in the genus Anax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.