Club-tailed Dragonfly vs Yellow Clubtail

Gomphus vulgatissimus compared with Gomphus simillimus

Key Differences

• Club-tailed Dragonfly is Near Threatened while Yellow Clubtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Yellow Clubtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Odonata (يعسوبيات)	Odonata (يعسوبيات)
Family same	Gomphidae	Gomphidae
Genus same	Gomphus	Gomphus
Species	Gomphus vulgatissimus	Gomphus simillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Club-tailed Dragonfly and Yellow Clubtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gomphus.

Conservation Status

Club-tailed Dragonfly

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Clubtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Yellow Clubtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Club-tailed Dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Yellow Clubtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Club-tailed Dragonfly

Club-tailed Dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium