Arctic grass vs Small Whiteface

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Leucorrhinia dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Small Whiteface
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Libellulidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Leucorrhinia
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Leucorrhinia dubia

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Small Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Small Whiteface
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Small Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Small Whiteface

A libelinha-de-face-branca (Leucorrhinia dubia) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de se qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden