Bloodwort vs Faded Pincertail

Achillea millefolium compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Bloodwort is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Gomphidae
Genus	Achillea	Onychogomphus
Species	Achillea millefolium	Onychogomphus costae

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	Faded Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real