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 (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	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

棒尾蜻蜓（Gomphus vulgatissimus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危（NT）。接近受威胁标准，若无保护行动，种群可能变得脆弱。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg