Southern Skimmer vs White-tailed Skimmer

Orthetrum brunneum compared with Orthetrum albistylum

Key Differences

• Southern Skimmer is Data Deficient while White-tailed Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern Skimmer	White-tailed Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Odonata (يعسوبيات)	Odonata (يعسوبيات)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Orthetrum	Orthetrum
Species	Orthetrum brunneum	Orthetrum albistylum

Evolutionary Relationship

Southern Skimmer and White-tailed Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthetrum.

Conservation Status

Southern Skimmer

DD — Data Deficient

White-tailed Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Southern Skimmer	White-tailed Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

White-tailed Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium