Southern Damselfly vs Variable Bluet

Coenagrion mercuriale compared with Coenagrion pulchellum

Key Differences

• Southern Damselfly is Extinct while Variable Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern Damselfly	Variable Bluet
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	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Coenagrion	Coenagrion
Species	Coenagrion mercuriale	Coenagrion pulchellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Southern Damselfly and Variable Bluet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Variable Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Southern Damselfly	Variable Bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Variable Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Variable Bluet

O Donzelinha-variavel (Coenagrion pulchellum) esta classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Em alto risco de extincao em estado silvestre, com declinio populacional significativo e ameacas continuas a sua sobrevivencia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg