Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Indehiscent Pigweed

Anax concolor compared with Amaranthus standleyanus

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Indehiscent Pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Indehiscent Pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anax	Amaranthus
Species	Anax concolor	Amaranthus standleyanus

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Indehiscent Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Indehiscent Pigweed
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.

Indehiscent Pigweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (China), and Europe (14 countries).

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.