Cretan Bluet vs Southern Damselfly

Coenagrion intermedium compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Cretan Bluet is Endangered while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Bluet	Southern Damselfly
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	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Coenagrion	Coenagrion
Species	Coenagrion intermedium	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan Bluet and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

Cretan Bluet

EN — Endangered

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Bluet	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.