Bird's Eye vs Brook Snaketail

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Ophiogomphus aspersus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Brook Snaketail
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Sapindaceae Gomphidae
Genus Alectryon Ophiogomphus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Ophiogomphus aspersus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Brook Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Brook Snaketail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Brook Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brook Snaketail

The Brook Snaketail (Ophiogomphus aspersus) is a species in the genus Ophiogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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