Club-tailed Dragonfly vs Pronged Clubtail

Gomphus vulgatissimus compared with Gomphus graslinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Pronged Clubtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Gomphidae	Gomphidae
Genus same	Gomphus	Gomphus
Species	Gomphus vulgatissimus	Gomphus graslinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Club-tailed Dragonfly and Pronged Clubtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gomphus.

Conservation Status

Club-tailed Dragonfly

NT — Near Threatened

Pronged Clubtail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Pronged Clubtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Club-tailed Dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Pronged Clubtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Club-tailed Dragonfly

Club-tailed Dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.