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 (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Odonata (Chuồn chuồn)	Odonata (Chuồn chuồn)
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

Variable Bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg