Spotted Sandpiper vs Yellow-spotted Emerald

Actitis macularius compared with Somatochlora flavomaculata

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while Yellow-spotted Emerald is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Scolopacidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Actitis	Somatochlora
Species	Actitis macularius	Somatochlora flavomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and Yellow-spotted Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-spotted Emerald

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Yellow-spotted Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden