Arrowhead Spiketail vs barbel palm

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Acanthophoenix rubra

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while barbel palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	barbel palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Acanthophoenix
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Acanthophoenix rubra

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	barbel palm
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.

barbel palm

Habitat

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.

barbel palm

The Barbel palm (Acanthophoenix rubra) is a species in the genus Acanthophoenix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.