Arrowhead Spiketail vs Eden's whale

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Eden's whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Balaenoptera edeni

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Eden's whale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Eden's whale
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.

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.