Alpine Emerald vs Brilliant Emerald

Somatochlora alpestris compared with Somatochlora metallica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Emerald	Brilliant Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Odonata (잠자리)	Odonata (잠자리)
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

빛나는에메랄드잠자리(Somatochlora metallica)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 내에서 광범위하고 풍부하게 분포하며, 개체수가 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden