bastard copperleaf vs Southern Damselfly

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acalypha	Coenagrion
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Coenagrion mercuriale

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

bastard copperleaf

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