Long Skimmer vs White-tailed Skimmer

Orthetrum trinacria compared with Orthetrum albistylum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long Skimmer	White-tailed Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Odonata (蜻蜓目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Orthetrum	Orthetrum
Species	Orthetrum trinacria	Orthetrum albistylum

Evolutionary Relationship

Long Skimmer and White-tailed Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthetrum.

Conservation Status

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

White-tailed Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long Skimmer	White-tailed Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

White-tailed Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.