Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Prickly Coontail

Anax concolor compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Anax	Ceratophyllum
Species	Anax concolor	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

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.