irish damselfly vs Agrion boreoalpino

Coenagrion lunulatum compared with Coenagrion hastulatum

Key Differences

• irish damselfly is Vulnerable while Agrion boreoalpino is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	irish damselfly	Agrion boreoalpino
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	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Coenagrion	Coenagrion
Species	Coenagrion lunulatum	Coenagrion hastulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

irish damselfly and Agrion boreoalpino share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

irish damselfly

VU — Vulnerable

Agrion boreoalpino

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	irish damselfly	Agrion boreoalpino
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

irish damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Agrion boreoalpino

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden