Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Grey Puffball

Anax concolor compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aeshnidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Anax	Bovista
Species	Anax concolor	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Grey Puffball
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.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.