Common Blue Damselfly vs Harmless Serotine

Enallagma cyathigerum compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Common Blue Damselfly is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue Damselfly	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Enallagma	Eptesicus
Species	Enallagma cyathigerum	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue Damselfly	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.