Amazon Darner vs Red Abalone

Anax amazili compared with Haliotis rufescens

Key Differences

• Amazon Darner is Least Concern while Red Abalone is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Darner	Red Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Aeshnidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Anax	Haliotis
Species	Anax amazili	Haliotis rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Darner and Red Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

Red Abalone

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Darner	Red Abalone
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.

Red Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, China, Norway, Peru, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically 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.