Brilliant Emerald vs Northern Emerald

Somatochlora metallica compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Brilliant Emerald is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brilliant Emerald	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Odonata (蜻蜓目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family same	Corduliidae	Corduliidae
Genus same	Somatochlora	Somatochlora
Species	Somatochlora metallica	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brilliant Emerald and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Somatochlora.

Conservation Status

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brilliant Emerald	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Brilliant Emerald

亮翠蜻蜓（Somatochlora metallica）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。分布广泛，种群数量丰富且稳定，无紧迫保护问题。

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald（Somatochlora arctica，北方绿蜻蜓）在IUCN红色名录中被列为濒危（EN）。在野外面临高度灭绝风险，种群大幅下降，生存受到持续威胁。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden