Green Emerald Damselfly vs Mountain Water Rat

Chalcolestes viridis compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Green Emerald Damselfly is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Emerald Damselfly	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chalcolestes	Baiyankamys
Species	Chalcolestes viridis	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Emerald Damselfly and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green Emerald Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Emerald Damselfly	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Emerald Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.