Alguacil-gancho vs Alguacil-pinzas

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Onychogomphus forcipatus

Key Differences

• Alguacil-gancho is Least Concern while Alguacil-pinzas is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alguacil-gancho	Alguacil-pinzas
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Gomphidae	Gomphidae
Genus same	Onychogomphus	Onychogomphus
Species	Onychogomphus uncatus	Onychogomphus forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alguacil-gancho and Alguacil-pinzas share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Onychogomphus.

Conservation Status

Alguacil-gancho

LC — Least Concern

Alguacil-pinzas

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alguacil-gancho	Alguacil-pinzas
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alguacil-gancho

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alguacil-pinzas

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.

Alguacil-gancho

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.