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 (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg