Blue star vs green snaketail

Amsonia orientalis compared with Ophiogomphus cecilia

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while green snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	green snaketail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Amsonia	Ophiogomphus
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Ophiogomphus cecilia

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

green snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	green snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

green snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.