Arrowhead Spiketail vs East African oryx

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Oryx beisa

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while East African oryx is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	East African oryx
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Oryx
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Oryx beisa

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and East African oryx share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

East African oryx

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	East African oryx
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.

East African oryx

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.