Agrimony vs Zipperback

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Zipperback
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Syrphidae
Genus	Agrimonia	Chrysotoxum
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Chrysotoxum elegans

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Zipperback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden