Common Blue Damselfly vs Foca Pia

Enallagma cyathigerum compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Common Blue Damselfly is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue Damselfly	Foca Pia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Enallagma	Pagophilus
Species	Enallagma cyathigerum	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Blue Damselfly and Foca Pia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue Damselfly	Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Blue Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden