emperor dragonfly vs Lesser Emperor

Anax imperator compared with Anax parthenope

Key Differences

• emperor dragonfly is Least Concern while Lesser Emperor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	emperor dragonfly	Lesser Emperor
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	Aeshnidae	Aeshnidae
Genus same	Anax	Anax
Species	Anax imperator	Anax parthenope

Evolutionary Relationship

emperor dragonfly and Lesser Emperor share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anax.

Conservation Status

emperor dragonfly

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Emperor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	emperor dragonfly	Lesser Emperor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

emperor dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Lesser Emperor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

emperor dragonfly

皇帝蜻蜓（Anax imperator）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。其种群分布广泛、数量丰富，种群状况稳定，目前无迫切保护需求。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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