Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs prostrate cinquefoil

Anax concolor compared with Potentilla supina

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while prostrate cinquefoil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	prostrate cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aeshnidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anax	Potentilla
Species	Anax concolor	Potentilla supina

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

prostrate cinquefoil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	prostrate cinquefoil
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.

prostrate cinquefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.