emperor dragonfly vs Lesser Emperor

Anax imperator compared with Anax parthenope

Key Differences

• emperor dragonfly is Least Concern while Lesser Emperor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	emperor dragonfly	Lesser Emperor
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	Aeshnidae	Aeshnidae
Genus same	Anax	Anax
Species	Anax imperator	Anax parthenope

Evolutionary Relationship

emperor dragonfly and Lesser Emperor share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anax.

Conservation Status

emperor dragonfly

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Emperor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	emperor dragonfly	Lesser Emperor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

emperor dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Lesser Emperor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

emperor dragonfly

emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden