Arrowhead Spiketail vs Desert Dormouse

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Gliridae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Selevinia
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Desert Dormouse
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.

Desert Dormouse

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.