Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Ferny Azolla

Anax concolor compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-spotted Comet Darner Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Aeshnidae Salviniaceae
Genus Anax Azolla
Species Anax concolor Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-spotted Comet Darner Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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