Cretan Bluet vs dark bluet

Coenagrion intermedium compared with Coenagrion armatum

Key Differences

• Cretan Bluet is Endangered while dark bluet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Bluet	dark bluet
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 armatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan Bluet and dark bluet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

Cretan Bluet

EN — Endangered

dark bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Bluet	dark bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

dark bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.