Hufeisen-Azurjungfer vs Rizinus

Coenagrion puella compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

Hufeisen-Azurjungfer is Least Concern while Rizinus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hufeisen-Azurjungfer	Rizinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Libellen)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Coenagrion	Ricinus
Species	Coenagrion puella	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Hufeisen-Azurjungfer

LC — Least Concern

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hufeisen-Azurjungfer	Rizinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hufeisen-Azurjungfer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Rizinus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Hufeisen-Azurjungfer

Azure Bluet (Coenagrion puella) 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.

Rizinus

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi