Black-tailed Skimmer vs giraffe

Orthetrum cancellatum compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Skimmer	giraffe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Libellulidae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Orthetrum	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Orthetrum cancellatum	Giraffa camelopardalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Skimmer and giraffe share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Skimmer

VU — Vulnerable

giraffe

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Skimmer	giraffe
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.2 t

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.

giraffe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-tailed Skimmer

Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) está classificado como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaça na natureza, com populações em declínio e pressão crescente sobre seu habitat.

giraffe

A girafa (Giraffa camelopardalis) é o animal terrestre mais alto da Terra, podendo atingir 5,5 metros de altura e pesar até 1.750 kg. Seu pescoço alongado, contendo as mesmas sete vértebras cervicais de todos os mamíferos, evoluiu para se alimentar de acácias nas savanas e bosques africanos. Animal social que vive em manadas soltas sem vínculos permanentes, comunica-se por infrassons e linguagem corporal. Vulnerável, com populações em declínio devido à perda de habitat e à caça ilegal.