Arrowhead Spiketail vs Candelnut

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Candelnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Aleurites
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Candelnut
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.

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.