Amazon Darner vs elegant spike-rush

Anax amazili compared with Eleocharis elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Darner	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anax	Eleocharis
Species	Anax amazili	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Darner	elegant spike-rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.