Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Chestnut Sedge

Anax concolor compared with Carex castanea

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Chestnut Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Chestnut Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anax	Carex
Species	Anax concolor	Carex castanea

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Chestnut Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Chestnut Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

The Blue-spotted Comet Darner (Anax concolor) 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.

Chestnut Sedge

The Chestnut Sedge (Carex castanea) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.