Banded Demoiselle vs Lion

Calopteryx splendens compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

Banded Demoiselle is Least Concern while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Demoiselle	Lion
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Odonata (蜻蛉目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Calopterygidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Calopteryx	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Calopteryx splendens	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Demoiselle and Lion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

表示 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Banded Demoiselle

LC — Least Concern

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Demoiselle	Lion
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Demoiselle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Banded Demoiselle

バンデッドデモワゼル（Calopteryx splendens）は西ヨーロッパ〜中央アジアの緩流水域に分布する大型のカワトンボ科のトンボで、雄の翼中央の特徴的な青紫色の金属光沢の帯が美しい求愛ディスプレイに使われる。IUCNレッドリストでは軽度懸念（LC）に分類されており、清澄で緩やかな河川・小川の水生植物周辺に生息する。翅を優雅に広げてひらひらと飛ぶ蝶のような飛翔スタイルが観察者を魅了する淡水生態系の象徴的な種である。