Southern Skimmer vs Yellow-veined Skimmer

Orthetrum brunneum compared with Orthetrum nitidinerve

Key Differences

• Southern Skimmer is Data Deficient while Yellow-veined Skimmer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern Skimmer	Yellow-veined 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 brunneum	Orthetrum nitidinerve

Evolutionary Relationship

Southern Skimmer and Yellow-veined Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthetrum.

Conservation Status

Southern Skimmer

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-veined Skimmer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Southern Skimmer	Yellow-veined Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Yellow-veined Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.