Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs White Star Apple

Anax concolor compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Anax	Gambeya
Species	Anax concolor	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.