Amazon Darner vs long yam

Anax amazili compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Darner	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anax	Dioscorea
Species	Anax amazili	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Darner	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.