Arrowhead Spiketail vs Giant Jumping Rat

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Hypogeomys
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Giant Jumping Rat
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.

Giant Jumping Rat

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.