Arrowhead Spiketail vs Brush-tailed Phascogale

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Phascogale pirata

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Brush-tailed Phascogale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Phascogale
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Phascogale pirata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Brush-tailed Phascogale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Brush-tailed Phascogale
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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.