Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Mountain Ricegrass

Anax concolor compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aeshnidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anax	Piptatheropsis
Species	Anax concolor	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Mountain Ricegrass
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.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.