Amazon Darner vs Floating Heart

Anax amazili compared with Nymphoides peltata

Key Differences

  • Amazon Darner is Least Concern while Floating Heart is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Darner Floating Heart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Aeshnidae Menyanthaceae
Genus Anax Nymphoides
Species Anax amazili Nymphoides peltata

Conservation Status

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Darner Floating Heart
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 Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Floating Heart

No description available.

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