Flame-tailed Pondhawk vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Erythemis peruviana compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flame-tailed Pondhawk Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Libellulidae Herpestidae
Genus Erythemis Crossarchus
Species Erythemis peruviana Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flame-tailed Pondhawk and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flame-tailed Pondhawk Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

No description available.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

No description available.

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