Common Blue Damselfly vs Lowland Tapir

Enallagma cyathigerum compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Common Blue Damselfly is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue Damselfly	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Enallagma	Tapirus
Species	Enallagma cyathigerum	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue Damselfly	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.