Angled Burr Cucumber vs Comet Darner

Sicyos angulatus compared with Anax longipes

Key Differences

Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while Comet Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	Comet Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Sicyos	Anax
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Anax longipes

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	Comet Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

<em>Anax longipes</em>, the comet darner, is a large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers with clear water and abundant emergent vegetation. The comet darner is one of the largest North American dragonflies and is distinguished by its brilliant coloration, including a green thorax and a red-spotted abdomen in mature males. The species name longipes refers to its notably long legs. Adults are powerful aerial predators, feeding on a variety of flying insects captured in flight. Larvae are aquatic and predatory, developing in the benthic zone of freshwater habitats where they feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates. The comet darner undertakes seasonal dispersal movements and is most commonly observed near its breeding water bodies during the warmer months.