Northern Emerald vs Polar bear

Somatochlora arctica compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Northern Emerald is Endangered while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Emerald	Polar bear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Corduliidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Somatochlora	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Somatochlora arctica	Ursus maritimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Emerald and Polar bear share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Emerald	Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Polar bear

O maior carnivoro terrestre da Terra, o urso-polar pode ultrapassar 700 kg e e encontrado pelo gelo marinho artico, do Canada ate a Russia. Mamiferos marinhos altamente especializados que dependem do gelo marinho para cacas de focas e focas-barbadas. Excelentes nadadores capazes de percorrer grandes distancias em aguas abertas. Classificado como Vulneravel, com populacoes sob severa pressao devido a rapida perda de gelo marinho artico causada pelas mudancas climaticas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway