Arrowhead Spiketail vs Fishing Cat

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Prionailurus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.