Common Bluetail vs Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans compared with Ischnura pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Bluetail	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
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	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Ischnura	Ischnura
Species	Ischnura elegans	Ischnura pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Bluetail and Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ischnura.

Conservation Status

Common Bluetail

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Bluetail	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Bluetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Common Bluetail

蓝尾豆娘（Ischnura elegans）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。

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

小蓝尾蟌(Ischnura pumilio)在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危(LC)。该物种在其分布范围内广泛分布且数量丰富，种群稳定，无即时保护关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden