Blue star vs Rusty Snaketail

Amsonia orientalis compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Rusty 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 rupinsulensis

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Rusty 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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.