Arrowhead Spiketail vs Baird’s Beaked Whale

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Berardius bairdii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Baird’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Berardius
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Berardius bairdii

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Baird’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Baird’s Beaked Whale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Baird’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Baird’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Baird’s Beaked Whale

The Baird’s Beaked Whale (Berardius bairdii) is a species in the genus Berardius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.