Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Irish Pouncewort

Anax concolor compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Anax	Lejeunea
Species	Anax concolor	Lejeunea hibernica

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Irish Pouncewort
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.

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.