Arrowhead Spiketail vs Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Cebidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Saimiri
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
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.

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.