Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Anax concolor compared with Utricularia intermedia

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Flat-Leaved Bladderwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Anax	Utricularia
Species	Anax concolor	Utricularia intermedia

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
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.

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.