Cardinal Meadowhawk vs Libélula de Fonscolombe

Sympetrum illotum compared with Sympetrum fonscolombii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Meadowhawk	Libélula de Fonscolombe
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	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Sympetrum	Sympetrum
Species	Sympetrum illotum	Sympetrum fonscolombii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Meadowhawk and Libélula de Fonscolombe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sympetrum.

Conservation Status

Cardinal Meadowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Libélula de Fonscolombe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Meadowhawk	Libélula de Fonscolombe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal Meadowhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Libélula de Fonscolombe

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

Cardinal Meadowhawk

The Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum) is a species in the genus Sympetrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Libélula de Fonscolombe

El libelula nervios rojos (Sympetrum fonscolombii) esta clasificada como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es una especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservacion.