Bird's Eye vs Globe Skimmer

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Pantala flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Globe Skimmer
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Sapindaceae Libellulidae
Genus Alectryon Pantala
Species Alectryon subcinereus Pantala flavescens

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Globe Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Globe Skimmer
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.

Globe Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, and 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.

Globe Skimmer

No description available.

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