Blue star vs Oriental Scarlet

Amsonia orientalis compared with Crocothemis servilia

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Oriental Scarlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Amsonia	Crocothemis
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Crocothemis servilia

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Oriental Scarlet
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.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.