Arctic grass vs Waved Pincertail

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Gomphidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Onychogomphus
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.