Arctic grass vs Arrowhead Spiketail

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Cordulegaster obliqua

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Arrowhead Spiketail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Cordulegaster
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Cordulegaster obliqua

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Arrowhead Spiketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.