Kleine Moosjungfer vs Große Moosjungfer

Leucorrhinia dubia compared with Leucorrhinia pectoralis

Key Differences

• Kleine Moosjungfer is Near Threatened while Große Moosjungfer is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleine Moosjungfer	Große Moosjungfer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Odonata (Libellen)	Odonata (Libellen)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Leucorrhinia	Leucorrhinia
Species	Leucorrhinia dubia	Leucorrhinia pectoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleine Moosjungfer and Große Moosjungfer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Leucorrhinia.

Conservation Status

Kleine Moosjungfer

NT — Near Threatened

Große Moosjungfer

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleine Moosjungfer	Große Moosjungfer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleine Moosjungfer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Große Moosjungfer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Kleine Moosjungfer

Small Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden