Banded Demoiselle vs León

Calopteryx splendens compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• Banded Demoiselle is Least Concern while León is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Demoiselle	León
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Calopterygidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Calopteryx	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Calopteryx splendens	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Demoiselle and León share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Demoiselle

LC — Least Concern

León

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Demoiselle	León
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Demoiselle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

León

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Banded Demoiselle

La caballito manchado (Calopteryx splendens) es una libélula de vistosos colores distribuida por Europa y Asia, cuyos machos tienen una distintiva mancha azul-violeta en las alas. Su estado de conservación es de preocupación menor (LC) y habita en ríos y arroyos de aguas claras y curso lento.

León

El felino salvaje más grande de Africa, el león puede alcanzar hasta 250 kg y es el único félido social, viviendo en manadas en sabanas y praderas del Africa subsahariana. Los machos se distinguen por sus icónicas melenas. Como depredadores apicales, regulan las poblaciones de herbívoros y mantienen el equilibrio del ecosistema. Clasificado como Vulnerable debido a la pérdida de hábitat y el conflicto entre humanos y vida silvestre.