Arrowhead Spiketail vs Desert Rat-kangaroo

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Caloprymnus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Caloprymnus campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Desert Rat-kangaroo
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 Rat-kangaroo

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.