Club-tailed Dragonfly vs Western Clubtail

Gomphus vulgatissimus compared with Gomphus pulchellus

Key Differences

• Club-tailed Dragonfly is Near Threatened while Western Clubtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Western Clubtail
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	Gomphidae	Gomphidae
Genus same	Gomphus	Gomphus
Species	Gomphus vulgatissimus	Gomphus pulchellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Club-tailed Dragonfly and Western Clubtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gomphus.

Conservation Status

Club-tailed Dragonfly

NT — Near Threatened

Western Clubtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Western Clubtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Club-tailed Dragonfly

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.

Western Clubtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Club-tailed Dragonfly

A libélula-de-cauda-em-clava (Gomphus vulgatissimus) está classificada como Quase Ameaçada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Próxima de se qualificar como ameaçada, com populações que podem tornar-se vulneráveis sem medidas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg