Arrowhead Spiketail vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowhead Spiketail Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cordulegastridae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cordulegaster Petaurista
Species Cordulegaster obliqua Petaurista magnificus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowhead Spiketail Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

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.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

No description available.

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