Alder vs Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Alnus glutinosa compared with Ischnura pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Betulaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alnus	Ischnura
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Ischnura pumilio

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Alder

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura pumilio) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden