Arrowhead Spiketail vs Little spotted cat

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Little spotted cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Little spotted cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Leopardus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Leopardus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Little spotted cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Little spotted cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Little spotted cat
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.

Little spotted cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.