Long Skimmer vs Southern Skimmer

Orthetrum trinacria compared with Orthetrum brunneum

Key Differences

• Long Skimmer is Least Concern while Southern Skimmer is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long Skimmer	Southern Skimmer
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	Orthetrum	Orthetrum
Species	Orthetrum trinacria	Orthetrum brunneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Long Skimmer and Southern Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthetrum.

Conservation Status

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Southern Skimmer

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long Skimmer	Southern Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Southern Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.