Amazon Darner vs Floating Fern

Anax amazili compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Amazon Darner is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Darner	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anax	Salvinia
Species	Anax amazili	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Darner	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.