Small Red Damsel vs White-tipped Swift

Ceriagrion tenellum compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Key Differences

• Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened while White-tipped Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small Red Damsel	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Apodidae
Genus	Ceriagrion	Aeronautes
Species	Ceriagrion tenellum	Aeronautes montivagus

Evolutionary Relationship

Small Red Damsel and White-tipped Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small Red Damsel	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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.