Arrowhead Spiketail vs Caroline Flying Fox

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Pteropus molossinus

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Caroline Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Pteropus molossinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Caroline Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Caroline Flying Fox
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.

Caroline Flying Fox

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.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.