Flame-tailed Pondhawk vs Pin-tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis peruviana compared with Erythemis plebeja

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Erythemis	Erythemis
Species	Erythemis peruviana	Erythemis plebeja

Evolutionary Relationship

Flame-tailed Pondhawk and Pin-tailed Pondhawk share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erythemis.

Conservation Status

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Pin-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Pin-tailed Pondhawk
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.

Pin-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia