Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Water yam

Anax concolor compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anax	Dioscorea
Species	Anax concolor	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia