Agrion Porte-Coupe vs loup

Enallagma cyathigerum compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

  • Agrion Porte-Coupe is Least Concern while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agrion Porte-Coupe loup
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Arthropoda (arthropodes) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (insecte) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Carnivora (carnivores)
Family Coenagrionidae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Enallagma Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species Enallagma cyathigerum Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrion Porte-Coupe and loup share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Agrion Porte-Coupe

LC — Least Concern

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agrion Porte-Coupe loup
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 13 years
Average Length 1.6 m
Average Weight 45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrion Porte-Coupe

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

loup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Agrion Porte-Coupe

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

loup

The most widely distributed wild canid, gray wolves range from North America across Eurasia in diverse habitats including tundra, forests, and grasslands. Highly social animals living in family packs led by a dominant breeding pair. As keystone predators, wolves regulate prey populations and profoundly shape ecosystem structure, as demonstrated by their reintroduction in Yellowstone. Once heavily persecuted, populations are recovering in many regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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