Arrowhead Spiketail vs Hare's-tail

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Hare's-tail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Lagurus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Hare's-tail
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.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States