Arrowhead Spiketail vs Child’s Rice Rat

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Nephelomys childi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Nephelomys
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Child’s Rice Rat
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.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.