Brook-Side Alder vs Southern Damselfly

Alnus serrulata compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Southern 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	Coenagrion
Species	Alnus serrulata	Coenagrion mercuriale

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) 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.