Arrowhead Spiketail vs Carpentarian dunnart

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Sminthopsis butleri

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Carpentarian dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Sminthopsis butleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Carpentarian dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Carpentarian dunnart
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.

Carpentarian dunnart

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.

Carpentarian dunnart

The Carpentarian Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.