Agrion de Mercure vs Agrion Joli

Coenagrion mercuriale compared with Coenagrion pulchellum

Key Differences

• Agrion de Mercure is Extinct while Agrion Joli is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrion de Mercure	Agrion Joli
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 pulchellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrion de Mercure and Agrion Joli share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

Agrion de Mercure

EX — Extinct

Agrion Joli

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrion de Mercure	Agrion Joli
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 Joli

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Agrion Joli

Variable Bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg