Agrion de Mercure vs Agrion à Fer de Lance

Coenagrion mercuriale compared with Coenagrion hastulatum

Key Differences

• Agrion de Mercure is Extinct while Agrion à Fer de Lance is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrion de Mercure	Agrion à Fer de Lance
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Coenagrion	Coenagrion
Species	Coenagrion mercuriale	Coenagrion hastulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrion de Mercure and Agrion à Fer de Lance share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

Agrion de Mercure

EX — Extinct

Agrion à Fer de Lance

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrion de Mercure	Agrion à Fer de Lance
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrion de Mercure

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Agrion à Fer de Lance

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