Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Northern Emerald

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled 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	Chalinolobus	Somatochlora
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Wattled Bat and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled 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.