Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly vs Tropical Bluetail

Ischnura pumilio compared with Ischnura senegalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly	Tropical Bluetail
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	Ischnura	Ischnura
Species	Ischnura pumilio	Ischnura senegalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly and Tropical Bluetail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ischnura.

Conservation Status

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Tropical Bluetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly	Tropical Bluetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Tropical Bluetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Poland, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura pumilio) 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium