Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Creeping Spikemoss

Anax concolor compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Anax	Selaginella
Species	Anax concolor	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Creeping Spikemoss
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.

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, 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.