Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Floating Fern

Anax concolor compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.