Black-capped Apalis vs Southern Damselfly

Apalis nigriceps compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Black-capped Apalis is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Apalis	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cisticolidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Apalis	Coenagrion
Species	Apalis nigriceps	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Apalis and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Apalis	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Apalis

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.

Black-capped Apalis

The Black-capped Apalis (Apalis nigriceps) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.