Arrowhead Spiketail vs Brook Alder

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Alnus maritima

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Brook Alder is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Brook Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Betulaceae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Alnus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Alnus maritima

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Brook Alder
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.

Brook Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Brook Alder

The Brook Alder (Alnus maritima) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.