club mangrove vs Common Blue Damselfly

Aegialitis annulata compared with Enallagma cyathigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	club mangrove	Common Blue Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Caryophyllales (石竹目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Plumbaginaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aegialitis	Enallagma
Species	Aegialitis annulata	Enallagma cyathigerum

Conservation Status

club mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	club mangrove	Common Blue Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

club mangrove

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Common Blue Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

club mangrove

Aegialitis annulata, commonly known as the club mangrove or looking-glass mangrove, is a small mangrove shrub or tree in the family Plumbaginaceae, one of the few members of this primarily non-mangrove family to be adapted to intertidal environments. The species is native to coastal mangrove forests and mudflats in Australia and Papua New Guinea, where it grows along the landward margins of mangrove ecosystems, often in areas subject to higher salinity and less frequent tidal inundation than more seaward mangrove species. Like other mangroves, A. annulata possesses salt-excreting glands on its leaves and has anatomical adaptations for salt tolerance. The elongated, club-like fruits are distinctive features of this species, floating on water and dispersing via tidal currents. A. annulata is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, with a stable population in its native range. However, mangrove ecosystems globally face threats from coastal development, aquaculture expansion, and climate-related sea-level rise. In Australia, mangrove conservation is receiving increasing attention as these ecosystems are recognized as important carbon sinks and nursery habitats for fisheries.

Common Blue Damselfly

普通蓝豆娘（Enallagma cyathigerum）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。分布广泛，数量丰富，种群稳定，无迫切的保护关切。