Arrowhead Spiketail vs Giant Mole Shrew

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Anourosorex schmidi

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Soricidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Anourosorex
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Anourosorex schmidi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Giant Mole Shrew
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 Mole Shrew

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.