African Darter vs Southern Damselfly

Anhinga rufa compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• African Darter is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Anhingidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anhinga	Coenagrion
Species	Anhinga rufa	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

African Darter and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Darter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

African Darter

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.