Arrowhead Spiketail vs Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Taphozous melanopogon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Black-bearded Tomb Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Taphozous
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Taphozous melanopogon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Black-bearded Tomb Bat
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 Tomb Bat

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 Tomb Bat

The Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species in the genus Taphozous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.