Gobi Big Brown Bat vs Northern Emerald

Eptesicus gobiensis compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Gobi Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Big Brown Bat	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Somatochlora
Species	Eptesicus gobiensis	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Big Brown Bat and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Big Brown Bat	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.