Southern Damselfly vs Agrion boreoalpino

Coenagrion mercuriale compared with Coenagrion hastulatum

Key Differences

• Southern Damselfly is Extinct while Agrion boreoalpino is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern 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 mercuriale	Coenagrion hastulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Southern Damselfly and Agrion boreoalpino share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Agrion boreoalpino

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Southern Damselfly	Agrion boreoalpino
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium