Brilliant Emerald vs Northern Emerald

Somatochlora metallica compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

Brilliant Emerald is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brilliant Emerald	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Corduliidae	Corduliidae
Genus same	Somatochlora	Somatochlora
Species	Somatochlora metallica	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Genus: Somatochlora

Conservation Status

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Brilliant Emerald

O Somatochlora metallica (Libélula-esmeralda-brilhante) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Northern Emerald

A libelula-esmeralda-do-norte (Somatochlora arctica) esta classificada como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Apresenta alto risco de extincao no estado silvestre, com significativo declinio populacional e ameacas continuas a sua sobrevivencia.