Amazon Darner vs false broom

Anax amazili compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Darner	false broom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aeshnidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anax	Brachypodium
Species	Anax amazili	Brachypodium sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Darner	false broom
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.

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.