Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Prickly Heath

Anax concolor compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anax	Gaultheria
Species	Anax concolor	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.