aconit napel vs Mottled Darner

Aconitum napellus compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• aconit napel is Critically Endangered while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aconit napel	Mottled Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Aconitum	Aeshna
Species	Aconitum napellus	Aeshna clepsydra

Conservation Status

aconit napel

CR — Critically Endangered

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aconit napel	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aconit napel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

aconit napel

The Aconite (Aconitum napellus) is a species in the genus Aconitum. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also fo.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States