Roseate Skimmer vs Yellow-lined Skimmer

Orthemis ferruginea compared with Orthemis biolleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Roseate Skimmer	Yellow-lined 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	Orthemis	Orthemis
Species	Orthemis ferruginea	Orthemis biolleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Roseate Skimmer and Yellow-lined Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthemis.

Conservation Status

Roseate Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-lined Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Roseate Skimmer	Yellow-lined Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Roseate Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Yellow-lined Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia