Alpine Emerald vs Brilliant Emerald

Somatochlora alpestris compared with Somatochlora metallica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Emerald	Brilliant Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Odonata (蜻蛉目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family same	Corduliidae	Corduliidae
Genus same	Somatochlora	Somatochlora
Species	Somatochlora alpestris	Somatochlora metallica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Emerald and Brilliant Emerald share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Somatochlora.

Conservation Status

Alpine Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Emerald	Brilliant Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alpine Emerald

The Alpine Emerald (Somatochlora alpestris) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Brilliant Emerald

ブリリアントエメラルド（Somatochlora metallica）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全体で広く豊富に生息し、個体数は安定しており、即座の保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden