Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs lance-leaved mare's-tail

Anax concolor compared with Hippuris lanceolata

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while lance-leaved mare's-tail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	lance-leaved mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Anax	Hippuris
Species	Anax concolor	Hippuris lanceolata

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

lance-leaved mare's-tail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	lance-leaved mare's-tail
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.

lance-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. 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.