Arrowhead Spiketail vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Rhinolophus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
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.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

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.