Südliche Heidelibelle vs Gefleckte Heidelibelle

Sympetrum meridionale compared with Sympetrum flaveolum

Key Differences

• Südliche Heidelibelle is Data Deficient while Gefleckte Heidelibelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Südliche Heidelibelle	Gefleckte Heidelibelle
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	Sympetrum	Sympetrum
Species	Sympetrum meridionale	Sympetrum flaveolum

Evolutionary Relationship

Südliche Heidelibelle and Gefleckte Heidelibelle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sympetrum.

Conservation Status

Südliche Heidelibelle

DD — Data Deficient

Gefleckte Heidelibelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Südliche Heidelibelle	Gefleckte Heidelibelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Südliche Heidelibelle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Gefleckte Heidelibelle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden