Arrowhead Spiketail vs Bishop's Mitre

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Aelia acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Bishop's Mitre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Aelia
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Aelia acuminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Bishop's Mitre share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Bishop's Mitre
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.

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.