Black-tailed Skimmer vs Southern Skimmer

Orthetrum cancellatum compared with Orthetrum brunneum

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Skimmer is Vulnerable while Southern Skimmer is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Skimmer	Southern Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Odonata (잠자리)	Odonata (잠자리)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Orthetrum	Orthetrum
Species	Orthetrum cancellatum	Orthetrum brunneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Skimmer and Southern Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthetrum.

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Skimmer

VU — Vulnerable

Southern Skimmer

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Skimmer	Southern Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Southern Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Black-tailed Skimmer

Black-tailed Skimmer(Orthetrum cancellatum)은(는) IUCN 적색목록에서 취약종(VU)으로 분류됩니다. 야생에서 높은 위협에 처해 있으며, 개체군이 감소하고 서식지 압박이 증가하고 있습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden