Club-tailed Dragonfly vs Polar bear

Gomphus vulgatissimus compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Club-tailed Dragonfly is Near Threatened while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Polar bear
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Gomphidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Gomphus	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Gomphus vulgatissimus	Ursus maritimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Club-tailed Dragonfly and Polar bear share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Club-tailed Dragonfly

NT — Near Threatened

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Club-tailed Dragonfly	Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

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.

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.

Club-tailed Dragonfly

Club-tailed Dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Polar bear

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway