Arrowhead Spiketail vs Bornean Water Shrew

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

  • Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowhead Spiketail Bornean Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Cordulegastridae Soricidae
Genus Cordulegaster Chimarrogale
Species Cordulegaster obliqua Chimarrogale phaeura

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Bornean Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowhead Spiketail Bornean Water Shrew
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.

Bornean Water Shrew

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.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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