Damselfly vs Lowland Tapir

Enallagma civile compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Damselfly is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	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 civile	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Damselfly	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia