Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs dooryard sowbug

Anax concolor compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Aeshnidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Anax	Porcellio
Species	Anax concolor	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-spotted Comet Darner and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.