Common Blue Damselfly vs Gansu Shrew

Enallagma cyathigerum compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Common Blue Damselfly is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue Damselfly	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Enallagma	Sorex
Species	Enallagma cyathigerum	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue Damselfly	Gansu Shrew
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.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.