Arctic grass vs Mottled Darner

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Mottled Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Aeshna
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Aeshna clepsydra

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.