Arrowhead Spiketail vs Black-bearded Flying Fox

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Pteropus melanopogon

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Black-bearded Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Pteropus melanopogon

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Black-bearded Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Black-bearded Flying Fox
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.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

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.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

The Black-bearded Flying Fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.