Arrowhead Spiketail vs Beardgrass

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Andropogon chevalieri

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Beardgrass
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.

Beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.